VIRGINIA, Apr 5, CMC -A Jamaican national has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for attempting to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said an investigation it conducted along with the Virginia State Police and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia led to the arrest and sentencing of Jamaican Kirkville Virgo.
“This sentence sends a clear message that those who traffic dangerous drugs like methamphetamine will be held accountable,” said Christopher Heck, the acting special agent with ICE Homeland Security Investigations.
“This case would not have been possible without the dedication and collaboration of our state law enforcement partners and prosecutors. Together, we are making our communities safer by stopping the flow of drugs and ensuring those responsible face the consequences of their actions.”
ICE said that, according to the investigation, Virgo and another unidentified person shipped methamphetamine from California to a hotel in Richmond, Virginia purportedly for “Christopher Jackson.”
ICE said law enforcement intercepted a package on March 23, 2024 that contained 10 heat-sealed bundles of methamphetamine weighing about 9,080 grams.
It said agents replaced about 18 pounds of methamphetamine with “sham” rock salt, leaving about two pounds of meth in the parcel, and “performed a controlled delivery to the hotel.”
ICE said Virgo later entered the hotel, using the name “Delbert Dujon”, and took custody of the package from the front desk.
Law enforcement then took custody of Virgo, ICE said, adding that Virgo was previously permanently removed from the United States on February 5, 2013, and was in the United States illegally at the time of the offense.
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