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Malik Dillard, who guys by “Mayo,” used out-of-state methamphetamine suppliers to import bulk packages of nearly pure methamphetamine (98.6% purity) to Virginia through the U.S. Postal Service, according to Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Dillard employed a network of sub-dealers to scale and expand his methamphetamine operation across the Hampton Roads region over multiple years, Aber's office said.
"Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system," the release says. "As cited in court documents and according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Chief Medical Examiner, overdose deaths caused by methamphetamine skyrocketed 9,500% in Virginia from 2007 to 2022 and continue to rise.
"Unlike other drugs, like heroin or fentanyl, there are no approved medications effective at treating methamphetamine addiction — there is no methadone equivalent for methamphetamine."
This is the defendant’s 15th criminal conviction and third federal conviction. In 2009, he was sentenced in Richmond for his role in leading a conspiracy involving 16 bank robberies across seven states in 75 days—which started just one week after he was released from prison. In 2003, he was sentenced in the Northern District of Georgia for his role in leading a conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Dillard was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 2, for leading the meth ring, Aber's office said.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys John F. Butler and Anthony Mozzi prosecuted the case.
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