NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Honduran man was sentenced in Norfolk on Friday to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, a release states.
On June 20, 2023, Virginia Beach Police Department found 25-year-old Delvin Antonio Cruz-Melgar asleep behind the wheel of a red Dodge that was involved in a hit-and-run accident of another vehicle about 90 minutes earlier.
After observing a meth pipe in plain view, VBPD searched the Dodge and located a second meth pipe, a plastic bag containing 4.57 grams of meth, and a black bag containing 225.44 grams of meth.
During a search of Cruz-Melgar’s person, officers discovered a loaded Walther PPX 9mm handgun in his waistband, as well as $760 in cash. Detectives with the VBPD Special Investigations Unit were called to the scene. The detectives located a stolen Akkar Churchill Model 612 12-gauge shotgun, a digital scale, multiple cellphones and ammunition in the vehicle.
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