FBI raids Sen. Louise Lucas’ Portsmouth office, cannabis business

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 1,266

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Federal agents on Wednesday morning raided the Portsmouth office of state Sen. Louise Lucas, one of Virginia’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers, a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigations confirmed Wednesday, after multiple news outlets reported an extensive law enforcement operation that included FBI agents, SWAT teams and court-authorized searches tied to several locations across the commonwealth.

FBI spokeswoman Cassandra Temple told The Mercury at the scene: “We are conducting court-authorized law enforcement …

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