At least two Iowans are behind bars after a nation-wide drug bust Wednesday.
Federal search warrants were executed in Iowa, Colorado, Oregon and Nevada. Three locations in Iowa were involved, including two places in Davenport and the town of Asbury.
25-year old Jennifer Hoang and 23-year old Randy Wardrip, both of Davenport, are charged with conspiracy to make and distribute marijuana and money laundering.
Here's a copy of the original press release from the Department of Justice:
Federal Search Warrants Executed
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017, federal search warrants were executed at the following locations in Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, and Nevada:
• 2 locations on the 600 block of 15th Street, Davenport, Iowa
• 4800 block of West Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa
• 5300 block of Park Place, Asbury, Iowa
• 6500 block of Silverwind Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado • 7700 block of Barraport Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 5200 block of Tomah Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 400 block of Draper Valley Road, Selma, Oregon
• 12000 block of Southeast Market Street, Portland, Oregon
• 200 block of Union Avenue, Grants Pass, Oregon
• 2 locations on the 1700 block of Clear River Falls, Nevada
The searches at these locations were official law enforcement actions involving officers, agents, and investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group (QCMEG); Davenport Police Department (DPD); Dubuque Drug Task Force (DDTF); Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE); Scott County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD); Asbury (Iowa) Police Department (APD); Iowa Division of Intelligence (DOI); El Paso County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office (EPCSHO); Oregon State Patrol (OSP); Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD); Henderson (Nevada) Police Department (HPD); and the Little Rock (Arkansas) Drug Task Force.
Presently, the following individuals have been charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana and money laundering:
• Jennifer Hoang, 25, of Davenport, Iowa
• Douglas Tran, 57, of Henderson, Nevada
• Randy Wardrip, 23, of Davenport, Iowa
No other information or comments will be released until documents have been filed with the court as part of the public record. The public is reminded that a charge is merely an accusation and individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa is prosecuting this case.