Hampton meth trafficker sentenced to over 10 years in prison

NORFOLK, Va. – A Hampton man was sentenced today to 10 years and six months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, on Sept. 26, 2025, law enforcement took Michael A. Wade, 52, into custody and conducted a search of the residence he shares with his family, including two minor children. Investigators recovered 430 grams of methamphetamine with an average purity of more than 98 percent, as well as drug packaging devices and materials. They also recovered 29 firearms and one silencer. Three of the recovered firearms had been reported stolen.

Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Luke Bresnahan and Amanda L. Cheney prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:26-cr-35.