PATRICK COUNTY, Va. – A 24-year-old Georgia man is in jail after bringing tens of thousands of dollars of meth in Patrick County, according to the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office.
On March 2, at about 5 p.m. Johnny Miranda, was arrested when authorities said that he attempted to deliver more than 1.5 pounds of meth into the Ararat area of Patrick County.
Recommended Videos
That amount of meth has a street value of about $40,000, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith.
“This is how dozens of drug addicts are infected, poisoning our community with thefts and other unwanted bi-products caused by the methamphetamine epidemic,” said Smith in a news release.
Miranda is charged with possession with the intent to distribute more than 227 grams of a Schedule 2 narcotic.
He is currently being held in the Patrick County Jail without bond.