Upshur County man admits to trafficking methamphetamine

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A Rock Cave, West Virginia, man has admitted to selling methamphetamine in Upshur County, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.

Colton Darrell Lester, 37, pled guilty to distributing more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. During the investigation, agents purchased methamphetamine from Lester on several occasions.

Lester faces a minimum of five years and up to 40 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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

The Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

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This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

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