VA Beach ‘leader’ of meth ring gets 30 years with a plea deal

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The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) describes 47-year-old Malik Dillard of Virginia Beach as a “leader” of a multi-year, multi-state meth distribution conspiracy.

Federal court documents show Dillard aka “Mayo” admitted to being involved in the meth trade from at least Sept 2021 to February 2023 along with co-conspirators Sebastian Balthazar and Richard Olask-Finn.

Dillard admitted he was receiving wholesale quantities of drugs from out-of-state sources and received, stored, and processed meth and other controlled substances at residences in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Norfolk. He also conceded that he supplied meth to at least five people who then distributed it to customers.

Court documents outline some of the events that led up to the feds taking Dillard down.

Drugs through the mail

On March 30, 2021, authorities learned that a package was coming through the USPS from “Tianna Brown” in Long Beach, CA to an apartment on Edward St. in Norfolk. Authorities saw the package get delivered to the Edward St. address the next morning, say the documents signed by Dillard.

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