STAFFORD, Va. — A 26-year-old man was busted with thousands of fentanyl pills after a suspicious package was delivered to the wrong Stafford address.
Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to a Stafford home for drug activity around 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 after a resident informed them of a package received. The person told authorities that the mail, which had a plethora of fentanyl pills, was sent to the wrong address.
Authorities say 15,000 pills were seized and the Special Investigations Unit took over the investigation. Through an investigation and evidence collected, it was determined that the intended receiver of the package was Dwaine Jones Jr., of Stafford. A search warrant was then obtained for his Torbert Loop home.
Around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the search warrant was executed and Jones was taken into custody. In the residence was an additional 20,000 fentanyl pills, 1.5 ounces of cocaine, more than $47,000 in cash, and a loaded firearm was located within close proximity of where a child sleeps.
Fentanyl seized in Stafford County
According to the sheriff's office, Jones was charged with conspiring to traffic fentanyl into the Commonwealth of Virginia, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm while distributing fentanyl.
Child Protective Services was also informed and decided to remove the child from the home.
"Great work to our Special Investigations Unit for their hard work," the sheriff's office said. "Thanks to them, not only were 35,000 fentanyl pills seized, but an unknown number of overdoses were prevented."