WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -Law enforcement from across the Cape Fear Region carried out a large-scale drug bust which resulted in 32 arrests, 200 criminal charges and the search of six properties.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (NHCSO), the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI), Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office, Wilmington Police Department (WPD), and the United States Marshals Service worked together on the nine-month-long investigation.
According to the NHCSO, the investigation followed 37 people who were working together to distribute narcotics throughout New Hanover County and involved over 100 law enforcement personnel…