A Virginia Beach man just earned himself his 15th conviction — this one federal.
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.”