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WEST VIRGINIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WASTE, DRUG CHARGES
Release Date: 04/26/2001
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2001
WEST VIRGINIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WASTE, DRUG CHARGES
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / [email protected]
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / [email protected]
On April 19, Ricky L. Willis of Waverly, W.V., pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and of illegally disposing of toluene, a hazardous waste, in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Last year, the defendant attempted to manufacture methamphetamine and knowingly illegally disposed of wastes produced in the illegal drug manufacturing process by dumping it into a sanitary facility that emptied onto the ground behind his home. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division, the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection, and the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charleston, W.Va.
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