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$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia
More than $4 million worth of drugs were seized and ten people were arrested in an investigation spanning six counties across northern Virginia.
The five-month investigation by the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force spanned Orange, Fauquier, Stafford, Alexandria, Loudon, and Mecklenburg counties.
Officers executed search warrants at multiple homes in the six counties on Monday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 13, resulting in 10 arrests and 24 felony charges. As a result of the operation, the task force seized:
• 1,861 grams of cocaine with a street value of $186,100,
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Drug Bust: Firearms, Porsche, $138K In Cash Seized From Four Virginia Men, Cops Say
Police have made four arrests and seized a mass quantity of drugs and evidence in a Virginia bust.
Matthew Powers, 33, of Alexandria; Mondell Opoku, 32, of Woodbridge; Andres Blacno, 27 of Clinton, MD; and Ali Banihashemi, 32, of Burke; were charged with various drug offenses and more, Fairfax County police said.
An investigation into the four was launched in March 2023 following a tip into a drug distribution ring in the Mount Vernon District, authorities said.
Psilocybin and LSD, two firearms, more than $138,000 in cash, and a Porsche SUV in connection to the illegal operation were seize…
