BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit arrested the owner of the Bolivia Market after locating synthetic cannabinoid, best known as K2, last week.

The drug—often labeled as incense, bath salts or plant food—became illegal in the state of North Carolina on June 1.

On Thursday, June 8, agents arrested Hisham Ahmaad Ismail and seized approximately 83 dosage units of synthetic cannabinoid that were found inside the Bolivia Market, located at 4337 Olde Ocean Highway.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC (WECT) - A section of the Intracoastal Waterway is closing off to shrimping and crab trawling beginning this Sunday at 5pm.

The area in particular is from the main Intracoastal Waterway channel from the Ocean Isle Beach Bridge to the North Carolina/South Carolina state line.

The NC Marine Fisheries issued the order.

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BOLIVIA, NC (WECT) – Officials have confirmed the first case of rabies in Brunswick County for 2011.

According to the Brunswick County Health Department, a fox was attacked and killed by three dogs in the Supply area June 2.  The fox was sent to the state lab in Raleigh for testing, which came back positive for rabies.

All three dogs that came in contact with the fox were humanely euthanized because they did not have a current rabies vaccination as prescribed by North Carolina state law.