ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - Another member of a methamphetamine conspiracy that trafficked large quantities of the drug from Atlanta, Georgia to Southwest Virginia, pled guilty today in the United States District for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced.
Matthew Charles Blevins, 35, pled guilty today to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
“In recent years we have seen an increase in the amount of methamphetamine being brought into Southwest Virginia and is devastating our communities," United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said today. “We will continue to work with our partners, not only in Virginia but throughout the country, to dismantle these large-scale trafficking organizations."
According to evidence presented at previous hearings by Assistant United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee, Blevins was part of a methamphetamine conspiracy that trafficked and distributed multiple pounds of crystal methamphetamine between Atlanta, Georgia, Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
To date, more than ten other individuals have pled guilty to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine as part of the investigation.
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bristol, Virginia Police Department, the Bristol, Tennessee Police Department, the Abingdon Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee prosecuted the case for the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
