Tres Avery Davis, a 36-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release. The sentence comes after Davis admitted to possessing with intent to distribute over 40 grams of a fentanyl mixture. His involvement was part of a larger drug trafficking organization operating in the Charleston area.
Court documents reveal that on March 7, 2023, Davis delivered approximately 2,000 fentanyl-laced pills to a residence on Kemp Avenue in Charleston. These pills were seized by law enforcement two days later. Davis confessed that he planned to distribute some of these pills.
Davis is one of 31 individuals convicted as part of Operation Smoke and Mirrors, an extensive investigation into drug trafficking which resulted in the largest methamphetamine seizure recorded in West Virginia. Authorities confiscated more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine, alongside significant quantities of cocaine and fentanyl, firearms, and cash.
In his role within the drug trafficking organization (DTO), Davis dealt directly with a fentanyl supplier and obtained pills for redistribution. He also recruited an accomplice to transport these drugs from Columbus, Ohio to Charleston.
Additionally, Davis was involved in distributing methamphetamine. He was linked to the seizure of 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine from a location in Charleston and participated in multiple transactions involving half-pound to pound quantities.
Davis's criminal history includes over twelve prior convictions for various offenses such as firearm possession by a prohibited person, cocaine distribution, controlled substance possession, and domestic battery.
Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston acknowledged the efforts of several law enforcement agencies including the FBI, DEA, HSI, ATF among others for their investigative work leading up to this conviction.
The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston with Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuting the case.
This investigation is part of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program aimed at dismantling major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations posing threats to public safety and national security.