High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

W.Va. Task Forces Recognized For Drug Seizures, Prosecutions

Nine drug task forces in West Virginia have seized more than 60 kilos of illegal drugs in the state over the past year. Twenty-seven kilograms of fentanyl, 22 kilos of methamphetamine, and 13 kilograms of cocaine. All seized as a part of Operation Take Back America. Acting US Attorney Randolph Bernard for the Northern District of West Virginia recognized drug task forces in his region for seizing fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in the past year, and for successfully prosecuting high level dealers.