NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk man was convicted by a federal jury on drug and firearm charges Wednesday, According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Norfolk resident James Sweat, 40, was charged with using a drug-involved premises, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl.
On Dec. 18, 2025, law enforcement searched Sweat’s residence in Norfolk, finding a shotgun and a handgun, and six ammunition magazines, including a 100-round drum magazine. Agents also found three separate kits to use to manufacture drugs, 14.3 grams of cocaine, packaged fentanyl and nine types of ammunition.
Sweat was previously convicted of abduction, two counts of robbery and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Since he’s a convicted felon, Sweat can’t legally own a gun…