ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — The Alamance County Sheriff's Office and the Burlington Police Department held a joint press conference Tuesday to review the results of a five-month-long narcotics enforcement operation along Burlington's Maple Avenue corridor.
Alamance County officials said in recent years, drug abuse and addiction have become a burden to the citizens in the community and surrounding areas.
A total of 26 complaints were received in reference to drug-related activity in the county. As well as,199 overdoses have been reported in Alamance County, including 33 overdose deaths since January.
So, Law enforcement officers worked diligently to create tactics to fight drug-related crime, drug-related activity, and drug abuse in the county.
After a thorough and long investigation, Alamance County deputies and Burlington police were able to find the areas that were booming with narcotics-related activity.
Multiple hotels and motels also known as the Maple Avenue corridor were prime locations for a lot of drug-related activity. Other crimes such as prostitution and human trafficking were also connected to the narcotics-related activity going on in these hotels.
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office and the Alamance Narcotics Enforcement Team created a response to address the narcotics-related issues in the Maple Avenue corridor. They named the response, "Taking Back the Streets, Together".
As a result, the following drugs were seized:
- Cocaine- 1778.95 grams
- Marijuana- 4590.19 grams
- Heroin/ fentanyl-102.99 grams
- Methamphetamine- 306.499 grams
- Schedule iv (du)- 102
- Suboxone (du)- 71.5
- Opioids (du)- 18
- Mdma (du) - 51.16
- Amphetamine (du)- 49
More than 40 people were arrested and are facing a slew of charges in connection with the Maple Avenue corridor.
Summary of all charges:
122 Felony Drug Charges
4 Firearm By Felons
15 Trafficking Charges
7 Firearm Violation
86 Misdemeanor Drug Charges
Felony charges include:
- Possession of sch ii (cocaine)- 6
- Possession sch ii (fentanyl)- 2
- Possession sch ii (methamphetamine)- 6
- Possession sch i (heroin)-2
- Possession marijuana- 2
- Sell and deliver sch 1-3
- Sell and deliver sch ii-4
- Sell and deliver sch iii-1
- Sell and deliver marijuana- 1
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute sch 1- 9
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute sch ii-20
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute sch iii-3
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute sch heroin- 2
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute sch iv- 1
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute sch vi- 4
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute methamphetamine- 4
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute heroin- 2
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute cocaine- 4
- Possession with intent manufacture/sell/distribute marijuana- 1
- Possession cs prison/jail premises- 2
- Failure to appear- 4
- Concealed weapon- 1
- Maintain vehicle/dwell/ place controlled substance - 14
- Possession of a firearm by felon- 4
- Trafficking methamphetamine- 4
- Trafficking sch i (heroin)- 4
- Trafficking sch 1-2
- Trafficking cocaine- 5
- Manufacture/possess weapon of mass death/destruction- 1
- Possession of a stolen firearm- 1
- Possession sch 11-3
Misdemeanor charges include:
- Possession drug paraphernalia- 44
- Failure to appear- 1
- Possession of marijuana- 14
- Possession of marijuana paraphernalia- 3
- Failure to stop for light and siren- 1
- Flee/ elude arrest vehicle- 1
- Speeding 15 miles over the posted speed limit- 1
- Possession of control substance sch vi- 1
- Possession sch iii (suboxone) -1
- Possession sch 11- 1
- Possession sch iv- 11
- Possession sch v- 1
- Possession sch vi- 1
- Resisting, delaying, or obstructing a public officer- 2
- Child abuse- 1
- Assault on a government official – 1
- Driving while license revoked- 1