Richmond drug trafficker, ‘career offender’ gets 20-year sentence

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A Richmond drug trafficker and "career offender" will serve two decades in prison after federal officials say he was found with "numerous tablets containing methamphetamine."

On Wednesday, April 8, 40-year-old Montrio Santos Neville was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Neville was initially arrested on Oct. 9, 2024, by officers who were searching for a person wanted out of Chesterfield County. Per court documents, Neville was with that person when officers found them in Richmond's Gilpin Court.

"When the pair was detained, an officer searched Neville and recovered a firearm, 6.8750 grams of 97% pure methamphetamine powder, and numerous tablets containing methamphetamine," the DOJ said.

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Neville had been released from prison just three months prior to his arrest. His previous crimes include a malicious wounding incident during which he shot a person four times, forgery of a public record and possession with intent to distribute heroin, among other charges.

As a previously convicted felon, Neville is not legally allowed to have firearms or ammunition.