26 people indicted for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base and methamphetamine in West Virginia

A federal grand jury has indicted 26 people in seven cases for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base and methamphetamine.

United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that Quavonte Pugh, also known as “Q,” “Q Man” and “Brother,” 28, of Wheeling, West Virginia, and 11 others were convicted. were named in a 16-count indictment charging them with operating a fentanyl, cocaine base and cocaine trafficking enterprise that stretched from Las Vegas, Nevada to the Valley from Ohio. The indictments were the result of an extensive investigation that included the execution of five federal search warrants at locations in West Virginia and Ohio on March 29. During the searches, officers seized controlled substances, firearms and cash.

Other defendants in Pugh's indictment are Dalen Cage, 30, of Las Vegas, Nevada; James Galloway, 28, of Bellaire, Ohio; James Kidder, also known as “Jamey,” 47, of Martins Ferry, Ohio; Brady McKinley, 45, of Adena, Ohio; and Maria Cunningham, 46, Quamya Pugh, 25, Steven Aldridge, 26, Cviens Cunningham, 29, Daryl Smith, 50, Tyrique Anthony Davis, 28, and Matthew Clemont, 31, all of Wheeling.

“The Pugh Organization is responsible for trafficking significant quantities of illegal drugs throughout the region,” said U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld. “The Ohio Valley Drug Task Force worked closely with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and together they dismantled the group and disrupted the supply of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs to the region.”

According to Ihlenfeld, the same grand jury returned six additional indictments for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, as follows:

Second indictment: Rodrican M. Pavlick, also known as “Smooth” and “Rico”, of Cleveland, Ohio, Seanelle P. Whorton, of Benwood, West Virginia, and Josie M. Midcap, of Moundsville, West Virginia, for trafficking fentanyl in Marshall County;

Third indictment: Lawrence “Larry” Reagan and Jennifer Ann Miller, also known as Jennifer Reagan, both of Colliers, West Virginia, for trafficking methamphetamine in Brooke and Hancock counties;

Indictment Four: Amanda Leigh Bush, James Adam Vipperman, Noah Andrew Blake and Joseph Lee Wells, all of Moundsville, West Virginia, for trafficking methamphetamine in Marshall County;

Indictment Five: Ongoing arrests of two individuals for methamphetamine trafficking in Marshall County;

Indictment Six: Ongoing arrests of two individuals for methamphetamine trafficking in Marshall County;

Indictment Seven: Arrest in progress of an individual for trafficking methamphetamine in Wetzel County.