Hampton meth trafficker sentenced to over 10 years in prison (DOJ)

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 CourtLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 2:26-cr-35.