Victoria Man Convicted of Receiving Marijuana in Mail

A 58-year-old Victoria, Va. man has been convicted in the Lunenburg Circuit Court on one felony count of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute that was delivered through the mail.

According to Commonwealth Attorney Robert Clement,

Sydney Bernard Moore

of Victoria Place Apartments received approximately 10 pounds, which would value at $24,000 to $32,000 on the street.

As stated in a press release from Clement, “A postal inspector contacted local authorities after a drug dog hit on a box addressed to Moore from Las Vegas at the Richmond Processing and Distribution Center in Sandston, Virginia. A search warrant was obtained and the box was searched. There were ten vacuumed-sealed plastic bags of marijuana packed inside of a total of four boxes, each inside the other box of smaller sizes with a total weight of just over 10 pounds. The box was resealed and the postal inspector and a law enforcement officer from Prince Edward County’s task force delivered the package to the apartment building. Moore happened to be outside and asked them who they were looking for. When they told him it was a package for Sydney Moore, he said he was Sydney Moore and took them up to his apartment to get his identification. One of his identification cards showed an address from Las Vegas, although he is a resident of Victoria.”

Moore was arrested on the spot and police searched his apartment, but did not find any items associated with distribution. However, officers did find a straw and metal rod with cocaine residue which Moore admitted belonged to him. Moore claimed to not know the contents of the package and stated that he was expecting to receive a suit of clothes from his brother in Las Vegas.

“Clement said he was told by a drug enforcement officer that it is not uncommon for distributers to use older persons to receive a delivery such as this through mail or by Federal Express or UPS, and then have them just give it to the intended recipient.”

Moore was also charged with Possession of Cocaine and is being evicted from Victoria Place Apartments because those with drug convictions are not allowed to live there.