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Monongalia County man admits to selling methamphetamine

MORGANTOWN — Khareem Sampson, of Morgantown, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced in a release.

Sampson, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He admitted to distributing methamphetamine in July 2018 in Monongalia County and faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1M. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. The United States Marshal Service assisted in the arrests.