WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – After selling methamphetamine from her New Martinsville, West Virginia apartment, Jamie Ann Tanner was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.
Tanner, 44, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. She sold methamphetamine on several occasions to a confidential informant and was found with additional quantities of the drug during a traffic stop. The investigation led officers to her apartment, where they executed a search warrant.
Officers seized approximately 31 small plastic baggies containing about 3.7 grams of methamphetamine each, a larger bag with more of the substance, and hundreds of unused baggies. A black safe in the room, with the keys still inserted, contained an additional two pounds of methamphetamine and $2,674 in cash.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
Investigative agencies include Marshall County Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office; and the Wetzel County Sheriff’s Office.
This case is a part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.
U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.
