NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)- A Virginia Beach man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, in April, May, and June of 2025, Virginia Beach Police (VBPD) conducted controlled purchases of cocaine from 35-year-old Andre Lawrence Shorts. After a fourth transaction was arranged, law enforcement arrested Shorts near his residence. From Shorts’ vehicle, investigators recovered 199.45 grams of cocaine, 7.25 grams of methamphetamine, 11 methamphetamine tablets, 47 amphetamine tablets, three capsules containing a heroin/fentanyl mixture, baggies, a scale, two cell phones, $546, and a stolen handgun.
From Shorts’ residence, investigators recovered 251.97 grams of cocaine, and $1,030. After Shorts was turned over to the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office for booking, a deputy discovered another 27.68 grams of cocaine concealed in a body cavity…