NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — A man fromNew York City was sentenced on Monday to over six years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to locally distribute fentanyl.
In February 2018, law enforcement saw 56-year-old Sheldon Myers get off a bus in Norfolk and get into a car with Virginia license plates, according to court documents.
After conducting a traffic stop, law enforcement smelled marijuana and ordered both the driver and Myers to exit the vehicle. When officers searched the vehicle, they found about 313 grams of fentanyl inside a graham cracker box.
After waiving his Miranda rights, Myers admitted he had been recruited to transport the drugs on the bus from New York City to Norfolk.
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