Andre Marvin Marneal Jenkins, also known as “Meech,” pleaded guilty on March 24 to charges related to fentanyl distribution and firearm possession in connection with a drug trafficking organization operating in the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025.
Jenkins’ plea highlights ongoing efforts by federal authorities to address the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Kanawha County. Law enforcement officials say these cases are part of a broader initiative targeting violent crime and illegal drug operations.
According to court documents, Jenkins arranged for the distribution of fentanyl pills through a co-conspirator and assisted with selling fentanyl powder. When officers executed a search warrant at a Charleston apartment on April 10, 2025, they found Jenkins with fentanyl and a loaded Glock pistol. A subsequent search of a storage unit linked to Jenkins uncovered over 5,300 pills containing fentanyl or other substances along with three additional firearms.
Jenkins is scheduled for sentencing on July 20, facing at least five years up to life in prison, supervised release of at least three years, and fines up to $2.25 million. He is one of sixteen people indicted following an investigation into local drug trafficking; seven others from the main indictment have pleaded guilty so far.
United States Attorney Moore Capito commended the investigative work done by multiple agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and several local police departments that make up the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT). United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over the hearing while Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted.
This case falls under Operation Take Back America, which uses Department of Justice resources against illegal immigration, cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and violent crime.
