A joint operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Albemarle County Police Department resulted in drug and firearm charges for one man and a juvenile.
The operation began Tuesday night and concluded early this morning, according to the ACPD.
As part of the operation, Zaquan J. Thorne, 20, of Charlottesville, was stopped by officers for failure to maintain lane of travel. Known as a pretextual stop, police will sometimes use minor traffic infractions as a pretext to stop a vehicle when their primary goal is to investigate a more serious crime or gather information about the driver or passengers…