When you think of drug charges, the first thing that may come to mind is a drug dealer. You do not need to sell narcotics to end up with a criminal drug charge in North Carolina. If you are apprehended and it is found you have opioids or prescription drugs on your...
Drug Charges
3 charged with manufacturing meth and growing marijuana
On Aug. 4, it was reported that a North Carolina teenager and two adults were charged with multiple drug offenses following the execution of a search warrant at a Raeford residence. The Hoke County Sheriff's Office stated that, during the execution of the search...
2 facing heroin trafficking charges
On July 22, North Carolina authorities reported that two men who were facing criminal charges were taken into custody the previous day. They were identified as a 35-year-old man and a 29-year-old man, both from Durham. The two men were taken into custody at a home...
Man convicted on drug charges faces 20-year sentence
A 34-year-old North Carolina man is facing a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of up to $20 million after being found guilty of possessing and distributing drugs. He could also be sentenced to an additional 10 years on firearms possession...
8 inmates accused of possessing drugs
Eight North Carolina prisoners have received felony charges after they were accused of having synthetic marijuana in their possession. The prisoners who were charged ranged in age from 27 years old to 44 years old. An investigation was opened at the Tyrrell Prison...
Man charged with drug offenses after edible found in car
On June 6, North Carolina agents with the City County Drug Task Force reportedly discovered a food item that contained marijuana during a vehicle search. The agents found the item at about 6:35 a.m. when they stopped a vehicle on Interstate 95 near Exit 173 following...
Rapper Chief Keef faces multiple drug charges
North Carolina residents may have heard the news about the rapper Chief Keef who faces drug possession charges. Police took him into custody on June 12 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was in Sioux Falls on June 11 to perform at a show. While he was at the airport on...
Rapper Rich Homie Quan facing drug and weapons charges
Hip-hop fans in North Carolina may know Dequantes Devontay Lamar as Rich Homie Quan. The 27-year-old rapper was working to get his music career back on track and had hoped to release his first album in July, but he now faces decades in prison after being taken into...
Poppy cultivation in North Carolina part of opioid crisis
The sheriff of Catawba County blamed the opioid crisis in the state for the field of opium poppies discovered by his deputies. The sheriff's department spent a day removing plants from the field that was close to one acre in size. Although the department sent plant...
Man taken into custody on multiple charges
A 38-year-old man was taken into custody on multiple charges after police conducted a search of his North Carolina home. Police came to the man's home at about 12:44 p.m. on May 7 based on a suspicion that drugs may have been stored there. Authorities also were made...