ROANOKE COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Over $1 million of marijuana was seized by state police Friday.
Virginia State Police said between 200-300 pounds of marijuana, worth over $1 million depending on the quality and how it was to be sold, was seized while being delivered to 5959 Recording Studio on Williamson Road. The delivery came from Arizona.
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Three people were arrested at the scene. Ronald Wayne Crenshaw and Lenard Lamont English of Roanoke were positively identified and were among the arrests. The third provided police with a false name and had not been positively identified. They could face charges of trafficking and possession with the intent to distribute. Investigators were seeking a warrant to search business.
The tip came from state police in Pennsylvania. The Roanoke Valley Regional Drug Unit worked on the case with the VSP task force.
Drug dogs were used during the seizure of the marijuana.