Selma Couple Arrested On 75 Felony Drug Charges

SELMA – A six-month investigation by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, with assistance from the ATF, has led to the arrest of a Selma couple on a combined 75 felony drug charges.

On August 6, Gonzalo Santiago, 51, and his girlfriend Kimothy Lanita Monroe, 37, were taken into custody at their residence at 4446 NC Highway 96 North. Investigators say six undercover drug buys were made during the investigation, totaling 59 grams of cocaine and 188 grams of methamphetamine.

A search of their home on the day of the arrest yielded an additional 48 grams of cocaine, 64 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), 52 grams of marijuana, oxycodone pills, three firearms—including a sawed-off shotgun—digital scales, packaging materials, and a mason jar of moonshine…

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