Midnight-shift Largo officers say a Friday night narcotics investigation ended with an assault-style rifle off the street, hundreds of grams of drugs seized and two 21-year-olds booked into the Pinellas County Jail. According to the department, officers arrested Zarion Wallace and Sierra Wright and recovered roughly 120 grams of cocaine and about 140 grams of methamphetamine. Both remain in custody on multiple felony counts.
Officers Say Midnight Probe Led to Rifle and Drug Haul
In a Facebook post, the Largo Police Department described what it called a targeted narcotics investigation that unfolded late Friday. The department wrote that “while our community was safely sleeping Friday night, midnight shift officers relocated this drug dealing felon to the Pinellas County Jail.” The post notes that officers recovered an assault-style rifle along with a sizable amount of narcotics during the operation, summarized in a brief write-up on the agency’s page. Largo Police Department on Facebook
Charges and Evidence
According to the department’s post, 21-year-old Zarion Wallace faces counts that include felon in possession of a firearm, trafficking in cocaine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and resisting without violence. Sierra Wright, also 21, is charged with possession with intent to sell, trafficking in cocaine, felon in possession of a firearm and resisting without violence. Officers say they seized approximately 120 grams of cocaine, about 140 grams of methamphetamine and the assault-style rifle as evidence. Largo Police Department on Facebook…