Law enforcement agencies seized suspected illegal drugs, firearms and more than $100,000 in cash after executing search warrants at multiple tobacco and vape shops across the region.
On Jan. 20, 2026, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Culpeper Field Office Drug Enforcement Section and members of the Northwest Regional Drug and Gang Task Force, with assistance from the Woodstock Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations, served five search warrants at Tobacco and Vape Novelty stores in Edinburg, Strasburg and Woodstock.
According to authorities, officers seized 39,403 grams of THC-based products valued at $117,092, 430 grams of psilocybin valued at $16,340 and 500 grams of khat valued at $2,550. Investigators also recovered two firearms and $103,371.50 in U.S. currency.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional details were not immediately released.
The Northwest Virginia Drug and Gang Task Force includes personnel from the sheriff’s departments in Clarke, Frederick, Page, Warren and Shenandoah counties, as well as the police departments in Front Royal, Luray, Strasburg and Winchester, and the Virginia State Police. The task force operates as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)–funded initiative.
Information from a release. Edited by Dan McDermott.
