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Business owner sentenced for trafficking marijuana

OAK ISLAND, NC (WECT) – A business owner in Oak Island will spend at least 25 months in jail for trafficking more than 25 pounds of marijuana.

According to the District Attorney's Office, Charles Overman pleaded guilty Wednesday to the drug charge and was sentenced Friday morning.

This stems from an investigation by the Brunswick County narcotics Task Force into the trafficking of prescription pills and marijuana by Overman and others in North Carolina counties bordering Virginia.

According to the DA's Office, a search warrant into Overman's home revealed the drugs were part of a weekly distribution network.

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24-year-old Oak Island woman arrested in Burgaw

24-year-old Oak Island woman arrested in Burgaw

BURGAW, NC (WECT) – A 24-year-old Oak Island woman is facing drug charges in Burgaw.

Lacey Dawn Harvell, of the 600 block of East Oak Island Drive, was arrested by the Burgaw Police Department around 6 a.m. on Thursday. She was charged with possession with the intent to sell, manufacture or deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct, according to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office’s weekly intake report.

Harvell was given $2,000 and $600 secured bonds and was incarcerated at the time of this post.

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Supply man facing marijuana charges

Supply man facing marijuana charges

SUPPLY, NC (WECT) – A Supply man is facing marijuana manufacturing charges.

Robert Lee Huffman, 39, of the 2000 block of Whitecap Lane, was charged on April 17 with manufacturing marijuana; possession with the intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marijuana; and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Del Routh.

Huffman was given a $13,000 bond.

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Supply man hit with 3 different drug possession charges

Supply man hit with 3 different drug possession charges

SUPPLY, NC (WECT) – Brandon Gary Carlisle, 28, of the 2000 block of Cross Lane in Supply, was recently charged with the following, according to Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Del Routh:

  • Possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Possession of marijuana
  • Possession of a schedule three controlled substance

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More than 20 arrested in 'Operation March Madness'

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Deputies in Brunswick County woke up early Thursday morning to conduct a countywide roundup operation.

Operation March Madness kicked off at 6:00 a.m. with the goal of arresting 39 people in Brunswick County on various drug-related, child abuse, and firearm possession charges.

By Wednesay evening, 23 suspects had been arrested, and 15 remain wanted.

[Click here to see mug shots of those arrested and those still wanted]

Sgt. Del Routh told WECT.com that a lot of preparation goes into the undercover operation and busts.

"It's pretty intense," said Routh.

Dozens of deputies and detectives participated in the roundup Thursday.

"There's power in numbers," said Routh. "Officer safety is a big concern and that is why we go in large groups."

More than $17K worth of heroin off streets in Brunswick County

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – More than $17,000 worth of heroin is now off the streets thanks to the Brunswick County Vice Narcotics Unit.

Terrance McFadden, Thomas Alexander Murphy, Latisha Green, and Dezirea Trappier are behind bars and, if convicted, they could face more than 20 years in prison. Each was charged with three counts of trafficking heroin. Each is being held on $1,000,000 bond.

[SLIDESHOW: What the sheriff's office confiscated]

Sheriff John Ingram said the Narcotics Unit has been working on this case for more than a month. When officers pulled a car over Thursday around 10 p.m., they found more than 630 bindles of heroin inside a woman's purse.