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Man’s wrong number text to sell marijuana sent to Fairfax Co. officer

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A mistake worthy of a Cheech and Chong skit has left a man under arrest in Northern Virginia on drug-distribution charges. A man who dialed the wrong number sent a text message last week to a police officer, offering to sell marijuana, Fairfax County police said. Narcotics detectives took it from there. The detectives scheduled a meeting and the man was arrested in possession of more than a pound of marijuana, police said. Officers found another pound of marijuana after obtaining a warrant and searching his home. Police did not release the man’s name. He’s been charged with possession with intent to distribute.

Search continues for swimmer who went missing in Potomac River

The search resumed Wednesday for a man who went missing in the Potomac River, near Great Falls, one day ago. A man who was with two swimmers called 911 from the shoreline of the Potomac River, south of Sandy Landing, at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue told WTOP.
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