Hardy County Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Wesley Neal Carter, age 35, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for conspiring with others to sell more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.

Carter was supplying large quantities of methamphetamine to others to sell in Hardy County. Investigators executed a search warrant on Carter’s home and adjacent property and recovered nearly three pounds of methamphetamine. Carter has prior assault and drug convictions.

Carter will serve 5 years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

Investigative agencies include the Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Virginia RUSH Task Force.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.