A motion seeking the pretrial release of one of the defendants in Operation Rockfish charges the sting campaign was a sham investigation that involved no real drugs.
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 schedule has been set in court proceedings for the so-called Rockfish 15, according to federal records.
As the 15 charged in the Operation Rockfish police corruption scandal await their formal detention hearings, court records show they will all be represented through the Federal Public Defender's office.
Two Halifax County residents were among the 13 people sentenced in a widespread narcotics ring that involved violent home invasions, the United States Justice Department said in a press release.
A federal court judge today in Greenville agreed to release Sterling Moody to the custody of his daughter in Raleigh.
A Weldon man described as an alleged high quantity trafficker of cocaine has been taken into federal custody following an undercover investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
