VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police called it the single largest meth bust in the department’s history, and now federal prosecutors are handling the case against Alonzo Harden.
Harden, 54, from Minnesota, is accused of being part of a multimillion-dollar drug ring spanning several states and territories, including Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico, according to federal court records. He’s charged with drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute, and carrying a firearm.
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Harden spoke to WTKR News 3 Reporter Leondra Head in January, denying the accusations against him. A couple of months earlier, on Nov. 7, police said officers and drug-sniffing K-9s stopped Harden on Bonney Road in Virginia Beach after a K-9 alerted them to drugs in his car…