ABINGDON, VA. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Virginia, Western), published as received.
ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from Ashville, North Carolina into Washington County, Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison.
Pamela Michelle Fansler, 52, pled guilty in December 2025 to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams of methamphetamine and one count of possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
“This office will continue to target for priority prosecution those who profit by poisoning our communities with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other deadly substances,” First Assistant United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci said today. “I commend the work of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and DEA for their work on this case.”
According to court documents, between July 2025 and August 2025, Fansler and others conspired to distribute methamphetamine. Specifically, Fansler traveled to Asheville, North Carolina to pick up methamphetamine and brought it back to Washington County, Virginia for redistribution. Additionally, on August 26, 2025, Fansler possessed approximately four ounces of methamphetamine and half and ounce of fentanyl that she intended to distribute to others. While transporting these drugs, she was carrying a .22 caliber pistol that she later admitted she had obtained by trading drugs.
First Assistant United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Goumenis of the Drug Enforcement Administration Washington Division made the announcement.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Stone is prosecuting the case.
