CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two Kanawha County residents admitted Thursday to their roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Charleston area.
Quanda Kiev Wilborne, 29, of Charleston, also known as “Quan” and “Queso,” and Taylor Faith Walke, 23, of St. Albans, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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According to court documents, Wilborne obtained methamphetamine from co-conspirator Amanda Marie Mace, 42, of South Charleston, and fentanyl from other sources, distributing both across the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025.
Wilborne admitted to obtaining and redistributing about 24 pounds of methamphetamine from Mace.
Wilborne also admitted that on March 4, 2025, he sold a quarter pound of methamphetamine to Walke for $700 after Walke contacted him to make the purchase for a third party. Walke was stopped by law enforcement later that day, and the methamphetamine was seized.
Wilborne further admitted to possessing a firearm in connection with drug distribution on multiple occasions in 2024 and 2025.
Wilborne and Walke are scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2025. Each faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison, as well as at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million.
Wilborne, Walke, and Mace are among 12 people indicted as part of a federal investigation into the drug trafficking organization. The indictment against Mace and the other defendants is pending.
Two other defendants pleaded guilty in related cases. Steven Jamar Alexander, 39, of Nitro, admitted to distribution of fentanyl and will be sentenced November 10.
Rafael Cee-Erwin Solomon, 44, of Detroit, pleaded guilty to three counts of fentanyl distribution and will be sentenced October 9.
Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston credited the FBI and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) for their investigative work. MDENT includes officers from Charleston Police, the Kanawha and Putnam County Sheriff’s Offices, and the police departments of Nitro, St. Albans, and South Charleston.
U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over Thursday’s hearing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe is prosecuting the case, which falls under Operation Take Back America, a nationwide effort targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and violent crime.
