Two people arrested on drug charges after vehicle chase in Roanoke

Virginia State Police report that two men were arrested after a vehicle pursuit as part of a drug operation in the city of Roanoke.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police report two men were arrested after a vehicle pursuit as part of a drug operation in the city of Roanoke.

VSP says officers attempted to stop a suspect vehicle occupied by 25-year-old Damarius J'Quan Warrick and 20-year-old Zeleek Keshawn Wright-Johnson. The vehicle allegedly refused to stop, prompting a brief chase.

Members of the Virginia State Police Special Operations Division were able to stop the vehicle in the 3500 block of Valley View Ave.

VSP says Warrick and Wright-Johnson were both arrested and charged with:

• Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
• Possession with intent to distribute heroin/fentanyl
• Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon
• Possession of a firearm while in possession of Schedule I/II narcotics

Both men are currently being held without bail at the Roanoke Adult Detention Center.

This counternarcotics operation was conducted by the Star City Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, the United States Postal Service Inspectors' Bureau, and the 1980s Police Gang Interdiction Unit. the town of Roanoke.

VSP states that additional charges are expected after