CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A South Charleston woman pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute heroin, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Sarah Elizabeth Myers, 28, entered her guilty plea in federal court to the drug charge.
Myers admitted that on May 15, 2015, she traveled to Columbus to pick up a supply of heroin. When she returned to West Virginia, law enforcement stopped her for speeding. During the stop, officers found over 100 grams of heroin hidden in the rear passenger side door panel. Myers admitted it was her intent to distribute the heroin in the Charleston area.
Myers faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine when she is sentenced on May 9, 2016.
The case against Myers was investigated by the South Charleston Police Department and members of the Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy D. Boggess is in charge of the prosecution. The hearing was held before United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
This case was prosecuted as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of prescription drugs and heroin. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down illegal pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of opiate painkillers and heroin in communities across the Southern District.
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