Hagerstown Man Pleads Guilty In West Virginia Drug Trafficking Organization

Sunday, April 27, 2025, 6:45 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

CLARKSBURG, W.VA.- A 30-year-old Hagerstown, Maryland, man learned he could be facing up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a large-scale multi-state drug trafficking organization that operated out of a Hagerstown, Maryland Appliance Store that was responsible for distributing large quantities of illicit narcotics into the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

     On Friday, April 25, 2025, Lester Luna, 30, of Hagerstown, Maryland, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Aloi to a federal narcotics conspiracy.

According To The U.S. Attorney’s Office

     According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher, during his plea allocution on Friday, Luna admitted to being a member of a multi-state drug trafficking operation that operated out of the Top 3 Sources Appliance store in Hagerstown, Maryland. 

     Luna further admitted to taking part in supplying large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin to Berkeley County, West Virginia, that would be later sold throughout the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

     Following entering his guilty plea on Friday, Judge Aloi accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for a date and time to be determined by the U.S. District Court. When sentenced, Luna faces up to 30 years in federal prison. At sentencing, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offense and Luna’s prior criminal history, if any.