Drugs And Guns Seized During Police Raid On Car Wash

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Two individuals are currently being held without bond in a Southwestern Virginia jail for their alleged roles in a raid conducted at a Lee County car wash.

 

The raid was conducted by members of the sheriff’s office and the Southwestern Virginia Drug Task Force at a business in Jonesville.

 

During the raid, officers are said to have discovered four-ounces of meth, which has a street value of around $5,000. Police also found three handguns and an AR-style rifle.

 

Officers attempted to arrest 54-year-old Oral Douglas Engle, of Greenville, North Carolina. They say he failed to comply with their demands and they had to use force to get him into custody.

 

54-year-old Jennifer Janson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was also arrested.

 

Both individuals were charged with distribution of a schedule 2 narcotic, conspiracy, transporting more than one ounce of a schedule 2 narcotic into Virginia, and possession of firearms while in possession of a schedule 2 narcotic.

 

They are currently being held at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail, in Duffield.