CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two Upshur County residents have been convicted of methamphetamine trafficking.
Arwen Tinuviel Palmer, 35, and Dustin Lynn Phillips, 33, both of Buckhannon, each possessed and distributed methamphetamine in Upshur County throughout 2014.
Both defendants pleaded guilty Monday to one count of Aiding and Abetting the Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and each face up to 20 years in prison, as well as a fine of up to $1,000,000.
The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office and the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force led the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull presided.