NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison on federal drug-trafficking and firearms charges, according to the Department of Justice.

Prosecutors said 41-year-old Lloyd Levi Hardy, also known as “Blu” or “Trap Monster,” pleaded guilty in November 2024 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, psilocyn and heroin; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, Virginia Beach police obtained state warrants for Hardy in September 2023 in connection with a shooting into an occupied apartment where a woman and children were present. The charges included brandishing a firearm, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, shooti

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