Three arrested following Alleghany County drug bust

James Dalpino
·1 min read

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people on drug-related charges after serving a search warrant on Tuesday, May 6.

According to the sheriff, the Alleghany Highlands Drug Task Force and Virginia State Police conducted the search at a home on the 100 block of Bailey’s Road in Covington.

During the search, deputies allegedly seized the following:

  • 318 grams of methamphetamine

  • 20 grams of heroin

  • One gram of crack cocaine

  • Three grams of Ecstasy

  • Four handguns

  • Numerous baggies for packaging

  • Scales

  • $3,997 in U.S. currency

(courtesy, Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office)
(courtesy, Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office)

VSP BCI bomb and arson agents also responded after two suspicious devices were allegedly found. X-rayed the devices were used to determine that one device was empty, and the other allegedly contained more drugs.

Police arrested three suspects, 50-year-old Shannon Lee Cooper, 43-year-old Judy Saunders Barber, and 61-year-old Patrick Ray Webb, who were at the home during the search.

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They reportedly have been charged with:

Shannon Lee Cooper:

  • Obstructing Justice, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer

  • Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

  • Possession of a Firearm while Possessing a Controlled Substance

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine over 100 grams

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin over 10 grams

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Extasy/MDMA

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

  • Possession of Controlled Paraphernalia

  • Child Endangerment

Judy Saunders Barber:

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin

  • Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

  • Possession of Controlled Paraphernalia

  • Child Endangerment

Patrick Ray Webb:

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance Cocaine

  • Possession of a Firearm while in Possession of a Controlled Substance

WFXR News will update this story as further information is released.

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