A California man who supplied as many as 30,000 pressed fentanyl pills a week to individuals who then shipped the pills into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced.
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – A man from Buena Park, California was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to funneling thousands of fentanyl pills into Southwest Virginia. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Robert Contreras, 24, also known as “Quill,” previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and […]
LEE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – A Pennington Gap woman was sentenced to 10 years in Virginia state prison Tuesday. Melinda Davis was sentenced after she was convicted on methamphetamine distribution charges, according to the Office of Lee County Commonwealth’s Attorney H. Fuller Cridlin. The commonwealth’s attorney’s office stated that Davis will be placed on supervised […]
SCOTT COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A man described by authorities as a “large supplier” of drugs was arrested in Scott County, Virginia on Feb. 23 after a lengthy drug investigation. According to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Myron Pinkston was arrested after a narcotics investigation. Authorities stated Pinkston was believed to […]