
Two people have been arrested in Virginia Beach and charged with possession of about 700 pounds of marijuana, which has a street value of over $1 million. The individuals were suspected of wanting to sell the drug, which earned them a charge of intent to distribute.
The two individuals, Antonio Anderson, 28, of Newport News, and Ashlee Bunn, 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, were found with 225 pounds of marijuana in Virginia Beach. After their arrest police searched a residence and found over $50,000 and a firearm.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials and Virginia Beach Police Department officers also recovered 475 additional pounds of marijuana in Nashville. The drugs were linked to Bunn and other co-conspirators.
According to police, Bunn tried to get her associates to relocate the marijuana before it was found by police, however she was unsuccessful. Anderson and Bunn were each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.
According to Virginia marijuana possession and distribution sentencing guidelines, if convicted Anderson and Bunn could face up to 40 years in jail each and fines up to $2 million. On top of they could also get four years of supervised release.
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