A Virginia task force aimed at wiping out drug sales recently confiscated 57 marijuana plants worth about $170,000 in a raid.
Ex-official from South America arraigned on US drug charges
A retired South American police general has been arraigned in Northern Virginia on felony drug charges, and his lawyer alleged that others have pinned the crimes on him to seek better deals for themselves.
Harsher anti-DUI laws in effect in Virginia
Earlier this year, we reported that Virginia lawmakers were considering new laws that would make it tougher for drunk drivers to get behind the wheel. Now, those new laws intended to crack down on DUI cases have gone into place.
Grand jury indicts 47 on drug charges
A grand jury in Tazewell County, Virginia, has handed down 52 indictments against 47 people who now face a variety of drug charges.
Transit workers sentenced in theft
We previously wrote about the case of two men, including one from Northern Virginia, who pleaded guilty to theft charges in the disappearance of nearly $500,000 from fare machines servicing the Washington-area Metro system.
