Trafficking charges leveled:
Fifteen pounds of pot seized; one in custody
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According to reports, deputies with the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office executed the search warrant at 198 Byrd-Yancey Bass Road, Clinton, around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
During a search of the residence, eight bundles of marijuana, weighing a total 15 pounds, were located in the residence.
Francisco Javier Reynoso, 28, of 198 Byrd-Yancey Bass Road, Clinton, was taken into custody and charged with trafficking by possession of marijuana and trafficking by transporting marijuana.
Reynoso, who is listed on the report as an “unemployed citizen of Mexico,” was placed in the Sampson County Detention Center under a $150,000 bond by Magistrate K. Ellis.
Reports show the search warrant was executed based on intelligence obtained from the Fayetteville Police Department’s Interdiction Team and surveillance of the residence.
“Interagency intelligence sharing is vital to combating illegal drugs, and this case is a good example of the results of such sharing,” said Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton.
Reynoso’s first court appearance is scheduled for later today, Nov. 13
Two nabbed
on drug charges
Two Clinton men are in jail awaiting a first appearance in court today after being taken into custody on drug charges Nov. 5.
The arrests came after investigators with the Clinton Police Department’s Neighborhood Improvement Team assisted Sampson County’s Parole and Probation Unit in executing a warrantless search at a residence on Lewis Street in Clinton on Nov. 5.
While executing the search, investigators found 189.2 grams of marijuana at the residence of Donald Ray Garner, 36, of 216 Lewis St., Clinton.
Garner, along with Anthony Benard Garner, 35, also of 216 Lewis St., were both arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell/distribute a Schedule VI controlled substance; maintaining a dwelling with a Schedule VI controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both men were placed under separare $50,000 bonds.
To reach Doug Clark call 910-592-8137 ext. 123 or send e-mail to sisports@myclintonnc.com.
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