CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A South Charleston man pled guilty today to federal heroin and fentanyl charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Christopher Thomas Campbell, 24, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin and fentanyl before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT).
“Fentanyl is deadly," said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “We are vigorously prosecuting the peddlers of this poison, regardless of drug quantity. Too many lives are being lost at the hands of heroin and fentanyl dealers. We will not stand idly by - we will hold them accountable and put them behind bars."
On January 2 and 11, 2018, MDENT agents made controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Campbell at his Goshorn Street apartment in South Charleston. Shortly after the second purchase, MDENT agents arrested Campbell at his apartment. Following his arrest, Campbell admitted to police that he had been selling heroin for approximately one year. Campbell was on bond at the time of the offense for drug charges unrelated to the federal offense.
Campbell faces up to forty years when he is sentenced on January 7, 2019. Assistant United States Attorney Joshua C. Hanks is responsible for the prosecution.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
