Two Scotland Neck men, one a ringleader in a thriving drug business, are among six people sentenced in a heroin and crack cocaine distribution conspiracy in the Rocky Mount area.
A Scotland Neck woman who was collecting disability following an injury with the United States Postal Service received more than $31,000 in benefits despite having another job.
Two Rocky Mount men were arrested on heroin counts Friday night following a stop for a motor vehicle violation outside Scotland Neck.
A traffic stop in Scotland Neck Wednesday yielded 99 hits of crack cocaine and the arrest of the car's driver.
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The fourth heroin arrest of the year in Scotland Neck was made Thursday — $14,000 worth packaged in 14 bricks, according to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
A speeding violation Thursday in Scotland Neck led to the seizure of 28 bindles of heroin thrown from a vehicle.
A sex offender check Tuesday in Scotland Neck uncovered a malnourished dog chained outside as well as marijuana paraphernalia.
A man who was being served with commitment papers for child support was found to allegedly be in possession of 75 bindles of heroin, according to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.