North Carolina has some of the nation's strictest narcotics laws, and individuals who are convicted of selling or distributing large amounts of illegal drugs or their related paraphernalia face mandatory minimum custodial sentences just as they do under federal law....
Drug Charges
Wide receiver faces drug charge for marijuana
With the Super Bowl getting closer, sports fans are paying attention to any football news. North Carolina residents might like to know about the legal troubles of one of the Green Bay Packers.Wide receiver Geronimo Allison was pulled over in Green Bay on Sept. 4 at...
Man charged with drug crimes following car chase
On Jan. 3, a North Carolina man was charged with multiple drug offenses after leading the authorities on a chase. The chase reportedly ended when the accused man crashed into a house.Enfield police stated that they were attempting to stop a vehicle that was speeding...
3 people accused of trafficking in opiates
Three North Carolina residents were accused of distributing opiates on Dec. 29 after Moore County Sheriff's deputies stopped their car. Deputies allegedly witnessed a drug deal in a Seven Springs Food Lion parking lot before they conducted the traffic stop. When the...
Four taken into custody in Fayetteville strip club raid
Three men and a woman are facing a variety of drug and drug-related charges following a raid on a strip club in Fayetteville conducted by Alcohol Law Enforcement, a branch of North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigations. The raid was conducted at a club on Bragg...
Wave of synthetic drugs worries lawmakers and police
Dangerous and extremely powerful synthetic drugs have police and lawmakers in North Carolina and around the country concerned. The makers of these substances frequently tinker with their formulations in order to stay one step ahead of federal and state drug laws, and...
2 men accused of making drug deliveries
Two men who were under investigation by authorities in North Carolina were taken into custody after a traffic stop. The 67-year-old and 36-year-old men, both from Georgia, were accused of delivering controlled substances to Cherokee County. The Cherokee County...
Goldsboro drug bust leads to three arrests
Sources say that three men were arrested in North Carolina after officers found drugs and a stolen firearm in their vehicle during a traffic stop on Dec. 2. The incident took place in Goldsboro, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say a...
Other substances may test positive as cocaine or meth
Drivers in North Carolina and throughout the country who are carrying baking soda, tortilla flour, candy and vitamins for their personal use should be sure that those items are kept in their original containers. A cheap identification kit used by some law enforcement...
Obama has commuted over 1,000 prison sentences
Some people who are sitting in North Carolina prisons right now are there because they were convicted of non-violent drug offenses. In recent years, President Obama has been making an effort to reduce the prison sentences of many non-violent drug offenders. The Obama...