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Tuesday, 13 February 2018 15:20

RRPD, Enfield PD drug arrests

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The Roanoke Rapids and Enfield police departments reported the following:

Roanoke Rapids

Chief Chuck Hasty reported on Monday around 1:45 p.m. Sergeant Mike Moseley conducted a traffic stop after following up on a drug complaint and reportedly observing activities consistent with drug dealing.

He conducted the stop on West Fifth Street and commenced a narcotics investigation where he found drugs and a gun.

Moseley arrested and charged Brittany Alexis Holland, 20, Dequan W. Browning, 22, and Jermine Tyson, 24, all of Roanoke Rapids.

Holland was charged with possession of Xanax and received a $1,000 bond.

Tyson was charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell/deliver schedule VI, maintaining a vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He received an $8,000 bond.

Browning was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

He received a $1,000 bond.

The three have March 2 court dates.

Investigator O. Wiltise, Master Officer J. Hardy and Officer C. Hagbourne assisted.

Enfield

Chief Tyree Davis reported on Saturday around 8:15 p.m., Corporal Shatel Coates and Officer Chris Little were on patrol when Coates recognized Jamaal Alexander Velazquez operating a vehicle without a license.

Little conducted a traffic stop and arrested Velazquez, who officers were familiar with, as he attempted to walk away.

Officers seized several hundred dollars in cash, 182.39 grams of marijuana, a scale, drug packaging materials, and other drug paraphernalia from the vehicle.

The license tag on the vehicle was fictitious.

Velazquez was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for narcotic sales, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license revoked, and fictitious registration plate.

He received a $2,500 bond and a March 7 court date.

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