PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Five people are facing drug charges after a bust in Portsmouth.
According to the Portsmouth Police Department, its SWAT team and special investigators executed a search warrant on Woodstock Street off of Portsmouth Boulevard on Friday. Court documents filed in Portsmouth General District Court said police issued a warrant for a home on the street after starting an investigation into drug activity at the home.
Newly filed paperwork said police executed the warrant Friday around noon. We know investigators found at least three people inside -- Michael Fierce, Tangela Bunch, and Keith Burks -- according to arrest warrants.
Investigators seized cocaine, fentanyl, and two pounds of marijuana. Court documents say investigators also found a gun, ammunition, packaging material, digital scales, and more than $3,800. Records say the items found are consistent with drug distribution, not personal use.
Police arrested Fierce, Bunch, and Burks, as well as Richard Banks and William Purvis.
In addition to multiple drug charges, Fierce is also charged with possessing a gun as a felon.
Burks and Fierce remain in jail at this time, while the others have been released on bond.
Arrest warrants for Burks, Fierce, and Bunch state a preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 26.