Supplies of meth and heroin with a $72,000 street value seized by Wythe County police

Three people are in custody in Southwest Virginia and supplies of meth and heroin with a street value of $72,000 have been seized by law enforcement.

The Wythe County Sheriff’s Office dubbed the arrests Operation Queenpin following several months of tracking a mini-drug cartel that ended with a raid on Castleton Road.

Shelby Perry and Timothy King of Max Meadows and Jorge Olivares of Wytheville are facing several charges and are also suspected of selling marijuana and fentanyl.

(IMAGE: Wythe County Sheriff’s Office)