A high-stakes joint operation involving local and federal authorities culminated Tuesday, April 14, in the arrest of a Wilmington man and the seizure of a massive stockpile of narcotics and weapons.
Carlton James McIntyre Jr., 31, was taken into custody during a coordinated strike that spanned multiple North Carolina counties, marking a significant blow to regional drug trafficking and violent crime networks.
The multi-agency effort—which brought together the Wilmington Police Department, the FBI, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, and the Leland Police Department—targeted several locations simultaneously…