NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A man is facing 23 charges after a months-long investigation across New Hanover and Brunswick counties led authorities to seize about 60 grams of fentanyl and 11 grams of crack cocaine.
Authorities arrested Brian Jackie Harper in New Hanover County on Oct. 15 in connection with the investigation. Detectives found about 11 grams of fentanyl and 3.5 grams of crack cocaine when they took him into custody, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said. Harper tried to assault detectives during the arrest but was subdued, the office said.
After Harper’s arrest, Brunswick County sheriff’s deputies searched his residence and found another 49 grams of fentanyl, 7.5 grams of crack cocaine and materials commonly used to weigh and package drugs for sale, authorities said…