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Detectives with the narcotics unit of the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office arrested Kinston resident, Raeford Gerald Quinn, on Friday for drug charges and an outstanding warrant for possession of methamphetamine. During a search of his residence, Quinn was found in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia and was subsequently processed for the warrant and received new charges.
Two men were arrested — one on multiple drug charges — following the execution of a search warrant in the 600 block of Darden Drive in the Meadowbrook neighborhood.
Officers from the Kinston Police Department respond to calls that lead to locating wanted persons and narcotics.
A woman is facing multiple charges from the State Highway Patrol and the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office after leading troopers and deputies in a Friday afternoon car chase, colliding into an LCSO patrol car and having drugs and stolen clothing in her vehicle.
Two men were arrested Monday in Grifton on drug charges by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office following an execution of a search warrant that was part of a narcotics investigation.
In response to complaints from citizens, the Kinston Police Department conducted an investigation related to a house within our community where drugs were being sold.
On Thursday, July 14, 2022 officers with the Kinston Police Department with the assistance of the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant and arrest warrant at 3421 Falling Creek Kinston, NC. Officers located Joseph Wilson, 36 of Kinston, NC at the residence who was wanted for narcotics distribution.
Deputy Devin James was patrolling the Arba-Jason area when he noticed a suspicious vehicle; after conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle and performing a consent search along with other Deputies, Deputy James arrested 38 year old Beatrice Church of Snow Hill, who was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and later charged with Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Schedule II controlled substance.
A courtroom is not a place where you expect to find scenes of celebration and tears of joy. Unless, of course, it’s drug court. This May, drug courts throughout North Carolina will join more than 4,000 such programs nationwide in celebrating National Drug Court Month.
This stark increase during 2020 aligns with the increases experienced nationwide with the nation exceeding 100,000 deaths. In North Carolina, the number of drug overdose deaths — from illicit substances and/or medications — increased by nearly 1,000 deaths, from 2,352 in 2019 to 3,304 in 2020.
The Lenoir County Sheriff's Narcotics Investigations Division was given a mission many years ago by Sheriff Ronnie Ingram to not only arrest dealers and users, but to identify the bigger suppliers and bring them to justice in the federal system with the large amounts of drugs they were moving.
On December 20, 2021, at approximately 9:33 pm, KPD patrol officers conducted a traffic stop in our DDACTS zone that resulted in several arrests.
On Wednesday, October 6th, 2021, members of the Kinston Police Department Narcotics Unit concluded two narcotics investigations that spanned the course of nearly 3 months. This operation was conducted as a part of the department’s initiative to suppress violent crime in the city.
On June 11, 2020, members with the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office and Kinston Police Department served a search warrant at 1405 Centennial Trail Kinston, North Carolina. The search warrant was the result of an ongoing joint investigation between the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office and Kinston Police Department Narcotics Units. Detectives arrested four subjects as a result of the investigation on state drug and weapon charge:
According to press releases from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, on January 30, 2020, Andre Donte Dawson of La Grange and James Lamonte Graham of La Grange were arrested on state drug charges, pursuant to a narcotics investigation conducted by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit.
