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Read Clay County Progress, Hayesville, North Carolina, Mailing Address:PO Box 483, Hayesville, NC 28904Physical Address:43 Main Street, Hayesville, NC 28904Phone:828-389-8431Fax:828-389-9997, 2023Clay County Progress, Hayesville, North Carolina.  I dont even say addicts. This is substance use disorder. In Vance, a county of about 45,000 people, 38 people died of overdoses in the last two years. They wont need a whole trap house to stash the drugs or gangsters to sell it for them. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN)  Two convicted felons were arrested during a drug bust in the North Carolina mountains that included the ATF, FBI and DEA, police said Saturday. Sheriff Griffin said Operation WaveRider was named in honor of fallen Henderson County Deputy Ryan Hendrix. Sheriff direct those resources at the other threats that you can address.  there are bigger problems to look at like people with the intent to do or cause harm to another person.  ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. But you cant overdose on weed in fact its told to reduce opioid dependence in many individuals using it for treatment. What an idiotic and uneducated thing to say. This is the city's 11th homicide of 2023. U.S. Attorney's Office,               Eastern District of North Carolina, Twenty Defendants Federally Charged in OCDETF Operation, Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to More than Six Years for Smuggling Greeting Cards Laced with Drugs into Prison, Armed Drug Trafficker Who Previously Shot a Wilmington Officer Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison, Ringleader of Multi-State Gun Trafficking Scheme  Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison, Twenty Defendants Federally Charged In OCDETF Operation, Jiani Tomaz Alston, 26, of Raleigh, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possess With the Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; and Aiding and Abetting), Demetrius Sonaz Alston, Jr., 25, of Charlotte, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possess With the Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; and Aiding and Abetting), Kenneth Brown, 40, of Wilmington, NC (Conspiracy to Possess With the Intent to Distribute Twenty-Eight (28) Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack); Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack); Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon), Massimo Campana, 30, of Wilmington, NC (Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime), Kawshie Chapman, 48, of Wilmington, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute 50 Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine; Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon; Receiving and Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle), Ronesha Greene-McNeil, 35, of Leland, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine and Cocaine; Distribute 50 Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine), David Hedge, 21, of Wilmington, NC (Distribution of a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine and Quantity of Cocaine; Distribution of a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; Distribution of Five (5) Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine), Anthony Jackson, 31, of Wilmington, NC (Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine), Naulege Johnson, 23, of Wilmington, NC (Distribution of a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribution of Fifty (50) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine), Shamar Keaton, 32, of Riegelwood, NC (Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine), Devonte Lewis, 26, of Navassa, NC (Distribution of a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack); Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; Felon in Possession of a Firearm; Distribution of a Quantity of Marijuana; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; Possession of a Machine Gun; Distribution of a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack)), Juan Martinez, 22, of Wilmington, NC (Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon), Erving Muse, 39, of Wilmington, NC (Distribute a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon), Dwayne Nixon, 46, Wilmington, NC (Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine), David Pigford, 36, of Clinton, NC (Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine), Ernest Robinson, 34, of Currie, NC (Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon), Rodna Robinson, 34, of Currie, NC (Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack); Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime), Anthony Smith, 39, of Clarkton, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; and Aiding and Abetting), Tyquawn Washington, 28, of Wilmington, NC (Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Heroin), Oscar Williams, 38, of Leland, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; and Aiding and Abetting; Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine; Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Heroin; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Distribute a Quantity of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Heroin). Total waste of time and resources . Copyright 2022 WITN. FBI.gov is an official site of the U.S. Department of Justice. Onslow County man & woman charged after 2.5 kilos of fentanyl seized, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver heroin, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver marijuana, 2 counts of conspiring to sell or deliver heroin, Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver controlled substances, Multiple students sent home due to illness after eating candy, school says, Traffic accident shuts down Goldsboro road, First Alert Forecast for Thursday, March 2nd at 4:30am, Man charged with murder following suspicious death in Wallace, Aulander swears in new police chief after most of force quits, Death investigation underway after skeletal remains found in Bertie County, NC Senate gives final approval for medical marijuana, Carolina Camera: Submit Photos and Videos. And this isnt going to be a bad time. In 2019, the unit seized 40 guns  five of which were stolen  as well as more than $400,000 in cash, 36 kilos of cocaine and 27 pounds of marijuana. Deese described the bust as mid level, because most suspects had smaller amounts. Hypocrisy ! Is your opinion- All rights reserved. The unit also collected a healthy amount of methamphetamines, ecstasy, and heroin last year. Copyright 2022 WITN. Breaking News Alert . The departments Specialized Enforcement Unit seized 1,578 pounds of marijuana and 63 pounds of other THC products.  Attorneys Timothy Severo and Gabriel Diaz are prosecuting the case. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid created in the 1960s and widely used in anesthesia and to manage pain, especially after surgeries and cancer treatment. Both of the accused received a $40,000 secured bond. Press Releases. Greensboro, NC (27407) Today. Daily Weather Forecast Well..go have another shot of alcohol and smoke a pack of cigarettes.those things are legal and very addictive. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. Ive got aggressive investigators, he said. Overdose on marijuana? Do all of those offenses not lead to other crimes? -Getting illegal drugs off the street is a waste of time? The 18 people charged, mostly from Hendersonville, have been charged on a variety of offenses stemming from felony drug trafficking. Policy changes and lawsuits curbed overprescription. Since April, police said Vanderhall has been charged with carrying a concealed gun, possession with intent to sell heroin, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, three counts of attempted murder and two counts of sell and deliver cocaine. It wasnt something we heard about.. Sylvester Wiggins, Jr., 33, of Greenville was charged with resisting arrest and is in custody on a $2,000 bond. There are the sudden, one-use overdoses, said Dr. Robyn Jordan, an addiction medicine specialist and assistant professor at the UNC School of Medicine. PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Several people are facing drug charges after deputies in one Eastern Carolina county conduct a special drug investigation. Rhino Times Nobody is forcing people to get high so why spend so much time and effort to find people not hurting anyone. No One Knows. Ten more suspects are still at large and wanted in connection with the . &quot;The guy was running 85 in a 55 so the sheriff had to pull him over,&quot; Alston said. The sheriff&#x27;s office said they were able to get new evidence of people who are profiting from prostitution &quot;as well as . We are not free if we cannot choose what we put in our body. But what you heard about was pills or heroin. What was fentanyl?. That unit also seized over $160,000 in cash in 2019. This investigation was spearheaded by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the United States Marshals Service, the Brunswick, Bladen, and Duplin County Sheriffs Offices, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). WILMINGTON, N.C. - The United States Attorney&#x27;s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation resulted in the charging and arrest of 20 defendants for various offenses, including drug trafficking and firearms offenses. But fentanyl is also a huge problem for people who are in recovery and doctors trying to help them.. Everybody just thinks, Well, they were drug addicts, Drewes said. Deese said stolen property was also recovered during the searches which will add to some of the existing drug charges. Baskins . U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District N.C. Michael Easley announces at the Brunswick County . This shouldnt be costing any more of our children their lives.. One of the first crimes the two men came across that evening was a speeder. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Pair in custody after detectives seized methamphetamine and fentanyl in High Point drug bust, police say. Oh yeah I forgot people overdose on weed , said no one ever. 2 Goldsboro men charged after drug bust turns up cocaine, marijuana, stolen gun . On October 5, 2022 at about 5:05 p.m., officers spotted a suspicious vehicle behind a business located at 114 Greensboro Road. The department uses both a low flying plane and numerous ATVs to find and jail those growing the substance that, in many states, is perfectly legal. Contests and Promotions,  2023, NPG of Idaho, Inc. Idaho Falls, ID USA, Yellowstone Teton Territory Travel and Tourism, View all our Vallow-Daybell coverage here, Egypt reveals 9-meter long chamber inside Great Pyramid, Dont miss these 3 tax credits when you file this year. Before long, it was being seen nationwide. Its bad, it is bad, said Myrtle ONeal, who lives in the Green Meadows community of Hendersonville, talking about how bad the drug problem is in her area. Box 9023 Why arent carbohydrates and sugar outlawed? Email us! Agents with the Department of Public Safety believe that the bust that happened on Church Street Friday evening could lead to future arrests. Illicit drugs have never come with reliable quality control or ingredient lists, Gulur said. Thats because drugs used in medical assisted treatment for addiction, like buprenorphine, the active ingredient in Suboxone, react very differently depending on what analog of fentanyl someone may have taken.  They accounted for 63% of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2015, driven by heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl. 150 Fayetteville Street
 On June 7, deputies found where members of the drug trafficking ring were staying. He is charged with possession of cocaine, destroying criminal evidence, and possession of a handgun by a felon. Since 2013, 267 people in Greensboro have been given an anti-opiate drug. Recovery of a stolen firearm isnt a waste of time. Man died Wednesday. John Hopkins, Jr., 36, of Greenville is facing drug and gun charges and released on a $60,000 secure bond. I have a little more on my mind I can share, but no need.  02.27.2023. The Henderson County Sheriffs Office worked closely with the Hendersonville Police Department on this investigation.  You have permission to edit this article. Parents and loved ones of those who have overdosed will advocate for these issues on Sunday, Aug. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. at a rally at the State Capitol Building. An official website of the United States government. This will kill you.. Rhino Times Office Well look at the potential benefits and pitfalls of various approaches to dealing with the problem, including how North Carolina communities plan to spend hundreds of millions in opioid settlement dollars over the next 18 years. Doctors began to rethink how they helped patients manage pain. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 3001 South Elm Eugene St . He was transported to the Cherokee County Detention Facility and given a $20,000 secured bond and a court date of March 14. The Onslow County Sheriffs Office says it also seized two rifles and three handguns, one of which was stolen out of Pender County, and about $10,000 in cash. Wowpeople are very oblivious and naive in 2020. To hide from it and say we dont have a drug problem is just trying to sweep something under the rug, he said. 418 N. Marshall Street Winston-Salem, NC . Look up James there is always hope. During the arrests, police found a Taurus 9mm handgun, 1,296 grams of meth, 142 grams of fentanyl and $8,731 in cash, the news release said. Driven, competitive and self-sufficient, Sophia was never the sort of kid her mother had to worry about. Marry Lilly, 57, of Winterville is facing five drug charges and was released on a $40,000 secure bond.               A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. An OCDETF investigation is a coordinated federal, state, and local strategy to combat drug trafficking and organized crime, and it is the nations primary tool to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations. Never heard of anyone overdosing on weed.ever! There are more crimes they could be focusing on. Get FBI email alerts   It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. Deputies say 25-year-old Daquan Wainwright and 18-year-old London Kebe were both arrested following the investigation that also led to the seizure of a 2012 Audi. 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In total 250 grams of crack cocaine, 43 grams of heroin, 39 grams of marijuana, two guns, drug paraphernalia, a vehicle and a large amount of cash were seized. The two men were nabbed Friday for trafficking meth and fentanyl, according to a news release from Asheville police.   1, 2022 at 2:57 PM PDT.  She is already incarcerated on unrelated charges. February 28, 2023. BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) - Nine people were arrested and 24 pounds of methamphetamine were seized during a drug trafficking operation in Buncombe County . Make a different change there, get one that is 100 times more potent. A North Carolina man is jailed under bond of more than $10 million after a drug bust in which sheriff&#x27;s deputies seized nearly 1,100 pills laced with fentanyl. Sleep a little better; its been quiet and everything the last three nights or so, she said. The Rhino has had a long tradition of providing news in Guilford County. It is a waste of time. Everytime you stop a drug bust you just let 3girls go missing 1 raped and 1 assaulted.  You hear about it all the time, 35 people overdosing because they were doing what they thought was cocaine but it had been adulterated with fentanyl. ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Deputies have charged a man and woman in one Eastern Carolina county with drug trafficking after they say they seized 2.5 kilos of fentanyl and over 18 kilos of marijuana. According to Sheriffs Department officials, the investigation is ongoing. Unfortunately, they say, it is not available widely enough among law enforcement and the public. Making it easier to get and to use is an essential step in curbing overdose deaths, said Dr. Mehrotra.  0:00.  02.27.2023. Sophia was dead. Search leads to largest drug bust in Rutherford Co. 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A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. They didnt know any better until they stopped breathing..  During the investigation, deputies seized 24.2 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, two vehicles and  $34,138. Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement. Have a question about Government Services? He said more charges could be on the way. . {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone. Alcohol is legal because prohibition was repealed, but we still have prohibition of drugs. Marshals, and all the other agencies involved for their partnership and willingness to participate in this investigation, stated Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram. Greensboro, NC 27429. While many in her generation struggled in their early 20s, Sophia had just been promoted, from working in a territory in Myrtle Beach to one in Charlotte. HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS)   Eighteen people have been charged as a result of a large drug bust in Henderson County. . What people are using is so unpredictable, Jordan said. At the residence, deputies confiscated about $1,000 in cash, the large haul of weed and a firearm that had been stolen from the Greensboro Police Department.  Victoria Dineen Hancock: Charged with manufacturing, selling and delivering methamphetamine. The only reason its illegal is because the government is not getting their cut of the profitsa black robe judge and a police officer are the real thieves and murders..legal murders of peoples time, money and life. Its 98% murder.  Ramseys secured bond is set at $150,000 while Williams has not had his bond set.  although illegal, weed is as harmful as you allow it.  October 14, 2022. An official website of the United States government. (Lee Darnell | Pitt County Sheriff's Office), Multiple students sent home due to illness after eating candy, school says, Traffic accident shuts down Goldsboro road, First Alert Forecast for Thursday, March 2nd at 4:30am, Man charged with murder following suspicious death in Wallace, Aulander swears in new police chief after most of force quits, Death investigation underway after skeletal remains found in Bertie County, NC Senate gives final approval for medical marijuana, Carolina Camera: Submit Photos and Videos. Just because you were mislead on the dangers of using illegal drugs doesnt mean people are hurt and families destroyed. Four of the six search warrants for this operation happened in that neighborhood. The original Rhinoceros Times, founded in 1991, went out of business in May 2013. You heard about the opioid epidemic, Walsh said. . From May 2020 to April 2021, that overdose death number topped 100,000 for the first time, with 64% of deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone  mainly fentanyl and its analogs, either as an adulterating agents in other drugs or on their own. You may republish this article online or in print under our Creative Commons license. Vanderhall crashed his vehicle into a detective's car and fled on foot.  We had no idea this was going on here in North Carolina, Barb Walsh said. The drugs unique characteristics and ubiquity in illicit drug manufacturing has led to overdose deaths in long-time, habitual drug users, as well as college students doing their first line of cocaine at a party. The two men were nabbed Friday for trafficking meth and fentanyl, according to a news release from Asheville police. Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Also involved in this investigation, Shalees Marie Greenlee has outstanding arrest warrants for trafficking in heroin, manufacturing, selling and delivering heroin and manufacturing, selling and delivering methamphetamine. A word her mother couldnt have spelled or properly pronounced before then. There are victims. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. James s I doubt that weed was laced with anything fatal and the gun was most likely for protection because people will rob for weed. Throughout the state, 2,000 people who overdosed on heroin received the life-saving drug. Pills sold as Molly (MDMA), or even Vicodin are increasingly found to be substantially or entirely fentanyl. According to a Police Report - High Point officers arrested three people, and seized handguns and drugs during a suspicious vehicle investigation at a business. Numbers dont lie  So yea its a waste of time. Recent drug bust in greensboro nc. On February 7, 2023, the Randolph County Sheriff&#x27;s Office made an arrest in connection with the 2014 murder of Tammy Sellers Holland. 0:57. Fentanyl. Readers of The Rhino Times will be able to rely on rhinotimes.com for daily coverage and opinions of Greensboro while gaining insider access to important Guilford County work sessions and events. 24 pounds of methamphetamine seized in Buncombe Co. BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA)  Nine people were arrested and 24 pounds of methamphetamine were seized during a drug trafficking operation in Buncombe County.  We are creating powerful and violent cartels in central America.  Kiefer Benjamin Whitener: Charged with maintaining a dwelling for keeping and selling a controlled substance, manufacturing, selling and delivering a schedule III controlled substance.  3Girls go missing 1 raped and 1 assaulted a suspicious vehicle behind a business located at 114 Greensboro.! 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