Hardy County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 11:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ELKINS, W.VA.- A 35-year-old Moorefield, West Virginia, man, and a previously convicted felon will be spending the next two decades in federal prison after being sentenced on Thursday for a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Wesley Neal Carter, 35, of Moorefield, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Kleeh to 240 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine.
According To Court Documents
According to charging information filed in the District Court, during a narcotics investigation into drug trafficking within the Hardy County, West Virginia area. Federal Investigators identified Carter as a major distributor of methamphetamine. During the course of the investigation, Investigators were able to determine that Carter was supplying large quantities of methamphetamine to others to sell within Hardy County.
Investigators Find Nearly Three Pounds Of Meth
At the culmination of the investigation, federal and state Investigators executed court-authorized search warrants at Carter’s Moorefield residence and an adjacent property. During the search, Investigators located and seized nearly three pounds of methamphetamine.
In handing down the sentence on Thursday, Judge Kleeh noted Carter’s extensive criminal history, including convictions for narcotics and assault.
Acting U.S. Attorney Bernard commended the investigative work of the Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force and the Virginia RUSH Task Force, which led to the successful prosecution of Carter.
