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Defendant Darryl Moore, 28, of Norfolk, Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm
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Defendant Darryl Moore, 28, of Norfolk, Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm

NORFOLK, Va. – A major takedown operation, known as Operation Riptide, has led to the convictions of 10 individuals in the Eastern District of Virginia. Darryl Moore, aka ‘Little Darryl’, is the latest defendant to plead guilty to a firearm charge. On March 16, Moore, 28, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Moore’s guilty plea brings the total number of convictions in the six weeks since the takedown to 10. Operation Riptide, a collaborative effort between the Norfolk Police Department, Virginia State Police, and prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, targeted individuals involved in the sale of firearms, heroin, and other narcotics in the Hampton Roads area.

Since the operation began in 2016, investigators have recovered over 50 firearms, including 3 assault rifles, 2 sawed-off shotguns, and 47 handguns, 18 of which had obliterated serial numbers or were stolen. In addition, more than 170 grams of heroin, 65 grams of powder cocaine, 290 grams of crack cocaine, and a bulletproof vest were seized.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew C. Bosse, Kevin M. Comstock, Joseph E. DePadilla, Kevin Hudson, William B. Jackson, William D. Muhr, and Daniel T. Young, along with Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John F. Butler, James F. Entas, of the Virginia Attorney General’s Major Crimes and Emerging Threats Unit, and Norfolk Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Catherine Paxson.

The ATF’s Norfolk Field Office, the Norfolk Police Department, and the Virginia State Police investigated this case with assistance from the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Police Departments, and the Norfolk and Chesapeake Sheriff’s Offices.