FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Robert Lee Moran, 46, of Mount Hope, was sentenced to nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 29, 2024, Moran distributed approximately 0.857 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $100 in Beckley. As part of his guilty plea, Moran admitted to the transaction and to arranging it beforehand.

On April 30, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Moran’s residence and seized two bags of suspected fentanyl, multiple firearms and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

Moran has a long criminal history that includes prior convictions for domestic battery, destruction of property, possession of a hoax bom

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