西弗吉尼亚州男子藏3.3公斤冰毒、持枪护毒被判9年监禁
位于西弗吉尼亚州卡诺瓦县的 St. Albans 市44岁居民 Justin Dale Graves，11月5日在 Charleston 的联邦法院被判处9年监禁、其后5年监管释放。他被判的罪名是持有500克以上含冰毒混合物并意图分销，以及在毒品交易犯罪中持有枪支。
据法庭文件与庭上陈述，2024年10月30日，执法人员持搜查令搜查 Graves 在 St. Albans 的住所，查获3.3公斤以上冰毒、一支上膛的 Hi-Point C-9型9毫米手枪、一支上膛的 Glock 19型9毫米手枪、37.69克芬太尼、17.17克可卡因、2.29克海洛因、两台电子秤、多发实弹、一本毒品账本和1,190美元现金。
Graves 在认罪协议中承认，他持有被查获的冰毒并意图分销，持有枪支是为了保护自己、毒品和毒资。他还承认，在搜查令执行前一天的2024年10月29日，他曾在 St. Albans 以225美元向一名线人出售约27.21克冰毒。
美国检察官 Moore Capito 公布了判刑结果，并肯定了 St. Albans 警察局的调查工作。联邦地区法官 Irene C. Berger 主持量刑，联邦助理检察官 JC MacCallum 负责起诉。检察官办公室表示，此案是司法部「夺回美国行动」（Operation Take Back America）与「安全社区计划」（Project Safe Neighborhoods）的一部分。（来源：美国司法部西弗吉尼亚南区检察官办公室）
West Virginia Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Meth Trafficking and Armed Drug Crime
Justin Dale Graves, 44, of St. Albans, a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, was sentenced on November 5 in federal court in Charleston to nine years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 30, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Graves' residence in St. Albans and seized over 3.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, a loaded Hi-Point model C-9 9mm pistol, a loaded Glock model 19 9mm pistol, 37.69 grams of fentanyl, 17.17 grams of cocaine, 2.29 grams of heroin, two digital scales, various rounds of live ammunition, a drug ledger, and $1,190.
As part of his guilty plea, Graves admitted that he possessed the seized methamphetamine and intended to distribute it, and possessed the seized firearms to protect himself, his drugs, and his drug proceeds. Graves further admitted that he sold approximately 27.21 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $225 in St. Albans on October 29, 2024, the day before the execution of the search warrant.
United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the St. Albans Police Department. United States District Judge Irene C. Berger imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney JC MacCallum prosecuted the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office said the case is part of Operation Take Back America and Project Safe Neighborhoods. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia)
来源：美国司法部西弗吉尼亚南区检察官办公室
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图片来源：图：位于西弗吉尼亚州 Charleston 的联邦中心大楼。Carol M. Highsmith 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Charleston Federal Center in Charleston, West Virginia. By Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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