Three individuals from Virginia have received significant prison sentences for their involvement in a major fentanyl trafficking scheme. Xavier Elijah Coltrane, aged 21 and hailing from Arlington, Vaughn Meachem, aged 34 and residing in Alexandria, and Cameron Harris, aged 24 from Gainesville, were all sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. These sentences followed their admission of guilt to charges related to the conspiracy of distributing and distributing 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
The court documents reveal that from July 2023 to April 2024, the trio collaborated to distribute large quantities of fentanyl pills. Alongside fentanyl, they were also involved in trafficking around one kilogram of cocaine.
Over the course of five controlled FBI purchases, the defendants sold approximately 65,000 fentanyl tablets.
Coltrane, also known as “X” or “Slime,” co-owned Exquisite Luxury Transportation, which he used to organize narcotics deliveries. He coordinated the drug transactions, engaging with buyers via Instagram, Telegram, and direct phone calls.
Several transactions involved purchasers booking rides with his service and arriving at preset delivery places, where Meachem distributed the fentanyl tablets. On one occasion, Coltrane handled the distribution directly, while on another, when there was worry about attracting law enforcement notice through the car service, Harris delivered the drugs in his personal vehicle.
Coltrane was given a 20-year prison sentence on February 13, 2025. Harris, on the other hand, received a 13-year sentence on December 18, 2024. Meachem, finally, was handed a 10-year sentence just yesterday. These sentences were imposed to reflect the gravity of the trafficking operation and the substantial amounts of fentanyl that were involved.
Erik S. Siebert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, together with Sean Ryan, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division, made the sentencing announcement.
