Martinsburg, WV – A West Virginia man was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, while a Virginia woman admitted guilt in connection with a drug trafficking operation spanning several counties, officials announced.
Andrew Scott Sager, 55, of Berkeley Springs, received a 70-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride, also known as “ice.” Court records noted his criminal history, which includes prior convictions for DUIs, drug possession, firearms violations, and domestic battery.
Whitney Lynn Mathias, 35, of Cross Junction, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride, fentanyl, cocaine hydrochloride, and cocaine base. Mathias faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing, which will be set by the court at a later date.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher following an investigation by the Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded program targeting drug trafficking in the region.
The case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which coordinates multi-agency efforts to dismantle high-level drug trafficking networks. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided over Mathias’s plea hearing, while U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh issued Sager’s sentence.
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- Andrew Scott Sager, 55, sentenced to 70 months for meth distribution in West Virginia.
- Whitney Lynn Mathias, 35, of Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and faces up to 20 years.
- The case was part of a federal OCDETF operation targeting organized drug trafficking.
Federal prosecutors said the coordinated effort reflects their ongoing push to dismantle drug networks in the Potomac Highlands region.