Brother, sister charged in seizure in millions of PCP doses

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A brother and sister from whose homes police seized enough PCP to make millions of doses of the hallucinogenic drug were ordered held without bond on conspiracy charges, federal prosecutors said.

Tyron D. Washington, 29, and his sister, Durron S. Washington, 31, were each charged Friday with one count of conspiracy to distribute at least 1,000 grams of phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP, U.S. Attorney Todd Graves said.

Officers from the Kansas City Police Department's gang squad went to the Washingtons' side-by-side homes on Thursday and seized a total of about 9 gallons of liquid PCP, according to an affidavit filed with the federal complaint.

The 9 gallons would equate to about 6.8 million dosage units of the drug, according to the affidavit. Jeff Lanza, spokesman for the FBI in Kansas City, estimated the street value at more than $1 million.

The conspiracy charge carries maximum penalties of 10 years to life in prison and $4 million in fines.

Kansas City Police Sgt. Jay Pruetting said police also were stunned at the volume of materials they recovered.

"It's staggering," he said. "I'd never seen that much in one location. It's not typical."