Two people were arrested for drugs in Littleton and a man was served a warrant for an unrelated charge at 457 South Square Drive, according to Lieutenant Scott Hall.
Two women at 1409 Elm Street in Weldon were arrested for soliciting prostitution to an undercover officer.
Around 3:30 p.m. agents from the sheriff's office, Lieutenant T.A. Harris and deputies G. Paige and D. Radford executed a search warrant in Littleton with assistance from the town's police department.
The search warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation which led to the seizure of 222 grams of marijuana, 8.3 grams of crack cocaine which had been cooked but not cut. It was in a solid block called a cookie. The officers also seized 8.1 grams of powdered cocaine and paraphernalia used to cook the cocaine, Hall said.
Officers arrested Rudolph DeAndre Davis, 36, and Danielle Denise Jarrell, 25, both of the 457 South Square Drive residence.
They were both charged with felony possession of schedule II, felony possession of schedule VI, maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of marijuana. Davis was jailed on $15,000 bond and Jarrell on $11,000 bond. They both have October 5 court dates.
Also at the house was Rodney Alexander Williams, 35, of Littleton, who was served an outstanding warrant for communicating threats. He posted a $300 bond.
Hall described Davis as an alleged mid-level drug dealer, his arrest the result of several months of investigation.
In Weldon, Vanessa Marsa Mayfield, 42, of Roanoke Rapids, and Jeanette Bland Barrett, of Elm Street, Weldon, face prostitution charges.
Mayfield was charged with soliciting prostitution to an undercover officer while Barrett faces charges of aid and abet prostitution, soliciting prostitution and maintaining a place for prostitution. Mayfield received a $300 bond while Barrett got a $500 bond.
Hall said the aiding and abetting charge reflects that Barrett would allegedly help facilitate or broker a deal and allow activity between a prostitute and client to occur at the house.
The undercover operation was the result of numerous complaints in the community, Hall said, and is not the first time there have been prostitution charges stemming from the house.
Allegedly offering services in a range of $20 to $30, the money is often used to buy drugs, Hall said.
Hall declined to comment if any nuisance abatement proceedings would commence on the house, which he said, “Has been a menace to society for the citizens of South Weldon.”
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