Surae Chinn is in our Danville Newsroom with more. A total of 19 people have been arrested so far for possession and distribution of cocaine and marijuana and also imitation crack cocaine. At a press conference today, Chief Neal Morris says the alleged drug dealers sold narcotics to undercover officers during the five month investigaiton. A total of 40 people have been charged with drug violations. By catching half of those violators, officers say they are sending a strong message.
Police say most of the suspects are street-dealers.
Most of the hard winter work of the Virginia General Assembly takes effect at the height of summer. And the laws that may affect you first are the rules of the road. Ellen Qualls reports. After years of debate, two vetoes from George Allen, and some accident horror stories, kids under age 16 are NO longer allowed in the beds of pickup trucks. After all, that's more than twice the legal limit.