Flatwoods Woman Sentenced for Meth Trafficking Through U.S. Mail

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Braxton County woman was sentenced today for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme that relied on the U.S. Mail to move large quantities of drugs into West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.

Kelly Marie Myers, 56, was sentenced to 12 months in prison. According to court documents, the investigation began when U.S. Postal Inspection Service personnel in Charleston, West Virginia, intercepted a suspicious USPS Priority Mail parcel. Inspectors obtained a federal search warrant later that day and discovered approximately 890 grams of methamphetamine inside. The package had been mailed from Moreno Valley, California, and was addressed to "K. Myers" at a Flatwoods residence.

Investigators removed the methamphetamine and made the parcel available for pickup at the Flatwoods Post Office. Postal Inspectors and local law enforcement kept watch as the parcel was retrieved, ultimately leading to Myers.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated.

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