A woman from Kentucky was handed a prison sentence of 145 months for distributing over 500 grams of methamphetamine in Southwest Virginia.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Andora Lee Smith from Whitesburg, Kentucky, admitted to participating in a conspiracy aimed at distributing and possessing the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. She also pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Smith, aged 62, collaborated with Eric Coffey, Daniel Hafemeister, Michael Hicks, Cody Rose, and Ashley Beverly Jr. to supply significant quantities of meth into Southwest Virginia.

“Most of Smith’s distributions took place at her Kentucky residence, where she kept multiple pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl and distributed ounce-plus quantities at a time to her customers,” the release stated. “Smith also delivered drugs to Virginia and routinely traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, to obtain quantities of xylazine and fentanyl (“black”) for distribution.”

Smith was a teacher at Norton Elementary School and John I. Burton High School in Norton, Virginia, for 15 years before committing the crimes, according to the release.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Southwest Drug Task Force, Kentucky State Police and Wise County Sheriff’s Office.