A Martinsburg resident has pleaded guilty to participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Jwan Martine Smith, 40, admitted to conspiring with others to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute at least 400 grams of fentanyl.
Court documents show that Smith was involved in selling significant amounts of fentanyl within the county. He now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and could receive up to life in federal prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge, who will take into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher is leading the prosecution for the government. The investigation was conducted by the Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, which is funded through HIDTA, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided over the case.
