Monongalia County Woman Sentenced to 14 Years for Drug Trafficking

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Anette Sanabria-Velez, 40, of Morgantown and Granville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Sanabria-Velez was trafficking cocaine in Monongalia County, sometimes from her home. She would travel to Puerto Rico to order drugs that would then be shipped to various locations in West Virginia and Maryland for distribution. Through the course of the investigation, more than four kilograms of cocaine was seized from Sanabria-Velez's vehicle and residence.

Sanabria-Velez will serve three years of supervised release following her prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.