On Tuesday a Henry County Grand Jury indicted multiple people for RICO charges. On Tuesday morning SWAT teams from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Martinsville Police Department, and Patrick County Sheriff’s Office executed 13 total search warrants across the region.

As a result of the search warrants six people have been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon. The people arrested are part of a multi-generational drug dealing family, according to Henry County Sheriff Wayne Davis.

“These people that we’ve arrested today are responsible for the death and destruction of our community members. These poison peddlers have sold drugs that have destroyed our families and friends and they have profited from those who suffer from addiction and that stops today,” said Davis.

During the search warrants officers seized a large quantity of prescription pills, suspected methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl, mushrooms, a substantial amount of US currency, five illegally possessed firearms, and seven vehicles used in the distribution of narcotics. Sheriff Davis also stated that multiple real estate properties in the area would be seized.

The search warrants were conducted after a months long investigation into drug trafficking in the region. The search warrants were executed in Martinsville, Collinsville, Fieldale, and Bassett.

More arrests are expected to be made in the future in connection to this case. Sheriff Davis referred to the family arrested today as the Cox-Ingram family and noted that the family has been involved in the distribution of narcotics during his entire 23-year career with the sheriff’s office.