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A 38-year-old California man was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison after being arrested with 1,500 pounds of marijuana in Leesburg.
Leonid Mordan was charged with possession with the intent to distribute more than five pounds of marijuana, after a joint investigation by Virginia State Police and the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force into drug distribution in the region led to his arrest.
After executing a search warrant on a Leesburg property in December 2023, task force members saw Mordan loading a large box into a cargo van. He was arrested after driving the van off the property. Law enforcement officers found over 30 cardboard boxes, each filled with vacuum sealed bags containing marijuana. The total street value of the drugs was estimated at over $4 million. Officers also found approximately $10,000 in cash.
“This case highlights the necessity for these specialized task forces and the importance of interagency collaboration to combat these large-scale regional operations. The trafficking of drugs, especially on this scale, will not be tolerated in Loudoun County,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson stated in an announcement Monday.
Plowman said the amount of marijuana Mordan was found with indicated that was not “an ordinary driver” and chose not to suspend any of the 12-year sentence.
The Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force is composed of law enforcement personnel from the sheriff’s offices from Fauquier, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Orange, and Madison Counties, the Culpeper, Warrenton, and Orange Police Departments, and the Culpeper Field Office of the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
”}]] A 38-year-old California man was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison after being arrested with 1,500 pounds of marijuana in Leesburg. Read More
