FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Azat TV) – A 52-year-old man is in custody without bond following a police raid on a residence in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where authorities discovered him actively manufacturing narcotics. Ernesto Courtnet was taken into custody on July 30 after the Fredericksburg Police Department executed a search warrant in the 1000 block of Myrick Street.
The arrest followed a month-long drug distribution investigation conducted by local law enforcement. According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, officers from the agency’s Special Equipment and Tactical Team (SETT) breached the property, where they reportedly found Courtnet engaged in the production of controlled substances.
Courtnet faces several serious felony charges, including possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I or II drug. Additionally, he has been charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted violent felon and one count of possessing a firearm while in possession of a Schedule I or II drug. Courtnet is currently being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without the possibility of bond as the judicial process proceeds.
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Fredericksburg Man Arrested Following Drug Manufacturing Raid Ernesto Courtnet, 52, was arrested in Fredericksburg, Virginia, after police discovered him actively manufacturing narcotics during a tactical raid.
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The arrest followed a month-long drug distribution investigation conducted by local law enforcement.
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