Two Kanawha County residents have been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in the Charleston area. Quanda Kiev Wilborne, also known as “Quan” and “Queso,” 29, of Charleston, received a ten-year prison sentence followed by five years of supervised release. Taylor Faith Walke, 23, of St. Albans, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison with two years of supervised release. Both were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Court documents indicate that Wilborne obtained methamphetamine from co-conspirator Amanda Marie Mace and fentanyl from various sources before distributing both substances locally between June 2024 and May 2025. As part of his plea agreement, Wilborne admitted to obtaining and redistributing approximately 24 pounds of methamphetamine from Mace.
Wilborne further admitted that on March 4, 2025, he sold a quarter pound of methamphetamine to Walke for $700 after being contacted by her about the purchase for a third party. Law enforcement later stopped Walke and seized the drugs.
Additionally, Wilborne acknowledged possessing a firearm in connection with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances on three separate dates: February 29, December 9, 2024; and January 15, 2025.
Wilborne, Walke, and Mace are among sixteen individuals indicted following a federal investigation into fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution in Charleston between June 2024 and May 2025. Five defendants in the main indictment pleaded guilty—including Wilborne, Walke, and Mace—while four others pleaded guilty in related cases stemming from the same investigation. The indictment against other defendants remains pending; all are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentences and commended investigative efforts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with members of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which includes several local police departments across Kanawha County.
United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentences while Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted the case.
According to officials, this case is part of Operation Take Back America—a national initiative aimed at using Department of Justice resources to address illegal immigration issues as well as eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime perpetrators.
Further information about this case can be found through PACER under Case No. 2:25-cr-78 or on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website for the Southern District of West Virginia.
