West Virginia Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Meth Trafficking and Armed Drug Crime: Over 3.3 Kilograms Seized
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced on November 5, 2026, that Justin Dale Graves, 44, of St. Albans in Kanawha County, West Virginia, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 30, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Graves' residence in St. Albans and seized over 3.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, a loaded Hi-Point model C-9 9mm pistol, a loaded Glock model 19 9mm pistol, 37.69 grams of fentanyl, 17.17 grams of cocaine, 2.29 grams of heroin, two digital scales, various rounds of live ammunition, a drug ledger, and $1,190.
As part of his guilty plea, Graves admitted that he possessed the seized methamphetamine and intended to distribute it, and possessed the seized firearms to protect himself, his drugs, and his drug proceeds. He further admitted that he sold approximately 27.21 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $225 in St. Albans on October 29, 2024, the day before the search warrant was executed.
United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the St. Albans Police Department. United States District Judge Irene C. Berger imposed the sentence, and Assistant United States Attorney JC MacCallum prosecuted the case, number 2:26-cr-19. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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