Prince William County Police Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force, and the United States Postal Service HILLARY ROBINETTE AWARD

OnMay 22, 2022, the Prince William County Street Crimes Unit (SCU), DEA Taskforce, and United States Postal Inspectors conducted a controlled delivery on a previously tagged package with narcotics inside.

Units set up on a residence near Powell Drive and the postal inspectors delivered the package. Once the target picked up the package and placed it inside his vehicle, everyone in the vehicle was detained. Searches were conducted of the residence and vehicle. Detectives arrested the four individuals that were in the vehicle for Possession of a Firearm with Narcotics and Possession of Schedule I/II and seized from the residence items including 5000 fentanyl pills, 4 lbs. of Marijuana, two firearms, and $30,000.00 U.S. currency.

As detectives were collecting evidence, various individuals arrived on the scene. Through voluntary interviews, the detectives developed information and connected one of the individuals as possibly being involved

Drug Enforcement Taskforce

Group Supervisor Angela Greene, Drug Enforcement Administration

Task Force Officer Patrick Briant, Fairfax County Police Department

Task Force Officer Walter Johnson, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police with the target. Detectives got consent to search the individual’s vehicle and residence in the Hardwood Oak area during which items were recovered including 35 fentanyl pills and two firearms, one of which was in stolen status.

One of the arrestees wanted to provide information that she was concerned about regarding another arrestee who had left several guns unattended that minor children could access. Detectives visited the additional residence and talked with the homeowner to obtain consent to search the home. Once inside, Detectives observed three-year-old and five-year-old children playing in a basement common area where a firearm had been left on the nightstand unsecured. A search warrant was obtained for the Millwood Drive address and two firearms were seized.

This was a collective effort by all as there were a lot of moving parts. There was a total of three scenes, six firearms seized, over 5000 fentanyl pills recovered, and five individuals arrested.

Task Force Officer Janet Yonkers, Arlington County Police

Special Agent Andrew Harris, Drug Enforcement Administration

Special Agent Robert Henschel, Drug Enforcement Administration

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