Kearneysville man sentenced after traffic stop uncovers large quantities of dangerous drugs and firearm (DOJ)

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Kearneysville, West Virginia man was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for possessing large quantities of controlled substances and a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Bradley Allen Wilt, 45, was caught transporting large quantities of narcotics. A traffic stop of Wilt's vehicle in Martinsburg, West Virginia, resulted in the seizure of 63 grams of cocaine, 169 grams of cocaine base, 282 grams of fentanyl, and 12 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride. Officers also recovered a .45 caliber handgun from the vehicle.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

Fentanyl has been designated by President Donald Trump as a weapon of mass destruction due to its extreme lethality which poses a grave threat to public safety, even in trace amounts. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.