The United States Attorney's Office also announced in a press release Jeffrey Wayne Scott, 30, of Roanoke Rapids, will have five years of supervised release and must pay a fine of $3,000. He was sentenced today in New Bern.
A Federal Grand Jury returned a Superseding Criminal Indictment on January 26. On February 25, Scott pled guilty to the charges.
According to information received during the investigation, law enforcement learned that co-defendants Bottoms and Carroll, who worked together at Supreme Audio in Roanoke Rapids, were involved in a drug distribution conspiracy.
They would obtain kilogram quantities of drugs from Texas and, needing a safe place to store the drugs, asked Scott, a friend and co-worker.
It was learned that on five separate occasions, from the summer of 2006 through December, 2006, Scott stored large amounts of cocaine and marijuana in a shed located behind his residence.
Scott became more involved in the conspiracy, learning how to weigh and repackage the drugs and also delivered drugs on occasion.
Investigation of this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.
Special Assistant United States Attorney Glenn Perry was the assigned Prosecutor. Mr. Perry is a prosecutor with the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Clark Everett has assigned him to the United States Attorney’s Office to prosecute federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force criminal matters. This has been made possible by a grant funded by the Governor’s Crime Commission.
In 2008 Carroll and Bottoms pled guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Carroll received a federal sentence of 15.6 years, and Bottoms received a 6.5-year sentence. Both faced a five-year mandatory prison term.
The pair were considered large-scale drug dealers in the county.
They were arrested on March 7, 2007, when 16.5 kilograms of powdered cocaine was found concealed in a hidden compartment in the roof of their vehicle.
A South Carolina state trooper stopped the men for speeding on Interstate 95 and noticed as he talked to them they appeared nervous.
The trooper also noticed the roof line of the vehicle appeared to be altered and further investigation revealed a wire hanging down from a visor. When he pulled the wire, a part of the ceiling separated from the rear window revealing a compartment in which the cocaine was discovered.
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