Kelly Marie Myers, a 56-year-old resident of Braxton County, was sentenced on Aug. 4 to 12 months in prison for her involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme that used the U.S. Mail to transport large quantities of drugs into West Virginia, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.
Court documents show that the investigation began when personnel from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Charleston intercepted a suspicious USPS Priority Mail parcel. Inspectors obtained a federal search warrant later that day and found approximately 890 grams of methamphetamine inside the package, which had been mailed from Moreno Valley, California, and addressed to “K. Myers” at a Flatwoods residence.
Investigators removed the methamphetamine and made the parcel available for pickup at the Flatwoods Post Office while keeping it under surveillance. Postal Inspectors and local law enforcement observed as the parcel was retrieved, which ultimately led them to Myers.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presiding over sentencing.