BLADEN COUNTY — On Feb. 17 and 18, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement teamed up to conduct a Special Operation in an effort to curb illegal narcotics and alcohol-related offenses in and around Bladen County.
During the operation, aggressive enforcement was conducted in Bladenboro, Clarkton, East Arcadia, Elizabethtown, Tar Heel, and White Lake yielding 32 individuals being charged, 2 search warrants being executed, a large quantity of fentanyl being seized, a stolen firearm being recovered, among numerous other misdemeanor and felony charges. A breakdown of individual charges is listed below:
· Search Warrants Executed — 2
· Felony Charges — 8
· Misdemeanor Charges — 59
· Money Seized — $8,100.00
· Criminal Summons — 2
· Order For Arrest — 6
· Probation Violation — 1
· Level III Trafficking Fentanyl — 2
· PWIMSD Fentanyl — 1
· Possess Fentanyl — 1
· Possess Cocaine — 1
· Maintaining a Vehicle — 1
· Carry Concealed Handgun — 3
· Possess Stolen Firearm — 1
· Possess Marijuana — 5
· Possess Drug Paraphernalia — 6
· DWI — 1
· Careless and Reckless — 1
· Open Container — 4
· DWLR — 12
· Fictitious Registration — 1
· Revoked Registration — 2
· Expired Registration — 13
· No Insurance — 1
· Speeding — 2