Crime & Safety
Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Seized In DC: Report
Police have seized millions of dollars in heroin and arrested two suspected drug dealers, according to a report.
WASHINGTON, DC -- D.C. police have scored one of the largest seizures of heroin in the region, Police Chief Peter Newsham said recently, according to a report.
WTOP reports that police arrested two suspected drug dealers and seized a cache of weapons, millions of dollars in heroin, and a Maserati.
It all started when an undercover agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms allegedly bought guns and drugs from a suspect who was arrested in Falls Church, Va. on Dec. 19.
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That led to the raid of the suspect's alleged supplier, located on Foote Street in Northeast, which uncovered 40 kilos of heroin, 40 pounds of marijuana, six semi-automatic guns, and the Maserati, according to the report. Police arrested 46-year-old Linwood Douglas Thorne in Baltimore after the raid.
The heroin had a wholesale value of $2.5 million and would have gotten perhaps much more than that on the street, the report states.
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