A 34-year-old man has been arrested on charges of heroin distribution. He is being kept in custody after being unable to post a $100,000 cash bond. The arrest for drug-related offenses occurred after an investigation involving a northern Virginia drug task force and...
Month: July 2013
11-year prison sentence for Richmond area drug sales
A 30-year-old out-of-state man was given an 11-year prison sentence for his involvement in a Richmond, Virginia, area drug trafficking case. The drug-related offenses were said to include trafficking in both marijuana and cocaine.Prosecutors claimed the defendant was...
Gun rights activist facing both weapons and drug charges
A 31-year-old male resident of Virginia known for his public gun rights advocacy activities is now facing state criminal charges for both weapons and drug-related offenses after a raid on his home by federal authorities. The raid and his arrest came after he was...
Guilty plea in theft of $90 million in drugs
A 48-year-old has entered a guilty plea to charges that he was a participant in the theft of approximately $90 million worth of pharmaceutical drugs from a warehouse belonging to the Eli Lilly company. The charges involved the defendant's involvement in a conspiracy...
Business owner cleared of drug charge accusations
A prosecutor in Westmoreland County, Virginia, dropped criminal charges for drug-related offenses against a local pizza parlor owner who is also an ex-member of the county School Board. The ex-defendant has now responded by filing a $12 million malicious prosecution...