A traffic stop which led to a major heroin find and the arrest of two men on trafficking charges this morning was the ending of a story which began last March, law enforcement officials said this afternoon.
More arrests of heroin dealers are expected as the City County Drug Task Force has enlisted the assistance of an SBI unit which specifically deals in pills and opiates.
Separate search warrants targeting the same person resulted in cocaine trafficking charges against a Roanoke Rapids man and his alleged associates Wednesday.
Continued investigation in the Music City area of Highway 48 led to marijuana charges against a Roanoke Rapids man.
A Littleton man was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and other traffic offenses following a stop for speeding Tuesday.
A Roanoke Rapids man already scheduled for a February 28 court appearance was charged Thursday on marijuana counts.
Counterfeit clothing was seized from a Weldon business today and its owners arrested, according to the City County Drug Task Force.
Exactly two weeks ago, City County Drug Task Force agents went to East End Avenue in the Littleton area and arrested Michael Stansbury and his girlfriend, Christine Gilchrist, on cocaine trafficking charges.
The head of the City County Drug Task Force said the organization will continue monitoring a business where an employee was charged with selling marijuana to an undercover agent Thursday.
Heavy complaints drew City County Drug Task Force agents to Maria Avenue where 20 grams of cocaine was seized and a 26-year-old man was arrested.
