On March 8, the Norfolk Police Department announced the arrest of 44 people in connection with an alleged drug ring. The arrests were the culmination of an 8-month investigation by multiple state and federal law enforcement agencies.
According to court documents, in August, a police informant told authorities that one of the defendants was picking up heroin in New York and transporting it to Virginia, where it was distributed through a network of dealers. Officers then tracked the man, who had an outstanding warrant, on a trip from New York to Virginia and arrested him when he reached Virginia Beach. He allegedly had 112 grams of heroin and $2,800 in cash in his possession when he was taken into custody.
The defendant, age 48, and four others
According to court documents, in August, a police informant told authorities that one of the defendants was picking up heroin in New York and transporting it to Virginia, where it was distributed through a network of dealers. Officers then tracked the man, who had an outstanding warrant, on a trip from New York to Virginia and arrested him when he reached Virginia Beach. He allegedly had 112 grams of heroin and $2,800 in cash in his possession when he was taken into custody.
The defendant, age 48, and four others