Dixson also said that far fewer people in the city of Richmond are selling drugs in the open. In part that’s because some of the housing projects have been demolished or closed.
One of the biggest challenges for drug dealers is laundering money.
Dixson said he sees a lot of drug dealers with shell companies, often land care businesses or tied up in property or cars. And of course there are wads of cash — up to $250,000 in some cases. (More on that in a later BizSense story).
Other times the front is illegal gambling or night clubs.
In April, Brandon Tanner, a 50-year-old owner of a local trucking company was arrested for possession of drugs. You can read that T-D story here.
Tanner had a stripper pole in his home, which was just north of West Cary Street.

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