Dunnsville Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Conviction

RICHMOND, Va. – A Dunnsville man was sentenced yesterday to six years and eight months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine and sale of a firearm to a convicted felon.

According to court documents, during seven controlled buys conducted by law enforcement from Jan. 16, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025, Brian Keith Anderson, 48, distributed a total of 117.29 grams of methamphetamine. During a controlled buy conducted on June 14, 2024, in addition to 4.85 grams of methamphetamine, Anderson sold a handgun to an individual he knew was a convicted felon.

On March 5, investigators searched Anderson’s residence and vehicle and recovered $1,160, nine firearms, firearm magazines and ammunition, two digital scales containing methamphetamine residue, and one square tab containing LSD.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Gilliland, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Mastandrea prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is also available on the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia here. 

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