Anette Sanabria-Velez, a 40-year-old resident of Morgantown and Granville, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for drug trafficking. The charges were related to possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride.
Court documents and statements revealed that Sanabria-Velez was involved in cocaine trafficking within Monongalia County. Her operations included traveling to Puerto Rico to order drugs, which were then shipped for distribution across various locations in West Virginia and Maryland. During the investigation, authorities seized over four kilograms of cocaine from her vehicle and residence.
Following her prison term, Sanabria-Velez will be subject to three years of supervised release.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley on behalf of the government. The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation into the matter. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided over the proceedings.