PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA — FBI agents searched the Portsmouth, Virginia, office of state Sen. L. Louise Lucas on Wednesday, a bureau spokesperson said. Federal law enforcement officials also searched a cannabis dispensary co-owned by Lucas.

Investigators are looking into an alleged bribery scheme in connection with the marijuana dispensary business, according to a source familiar with the matter. No public statement has been made specifying the focus of the investigation or the subject of the court-authorized law enforcement activity. Lucas has not been charged.

Lucas, 82, said she did not know what the FBI agents were doing at her office. She was first elected to the Virginia General Assembly in 1991 and currently serves as Senate president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott addressed the search in a statement. "At this point we simply do not know what this ultimately means," Scott said.

Scott also raised questions about the federal action. "I am deeply concerned by today's FBI raid. Given the politicization of this administration — an FBI led by Kash Patel and a Justice Department run by President Donald Trump's former personal attorney — I think people should take this with a grain of salt and allow the facts to come out before jumping to conclusions," he said.

Lucas was a key figure in pushing a new congressional map through Virginia's legislature that adds four Democratic-leaning seats. The map was approved in an April ballot referendum and is on hold while the Virginia Supreme Court considers its legality. The investigation began during the Biden administration, according to a source familiar with the matter.