Man sentenced to 23 years for drug trafficking in Whiteville
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — On Thursday, Mar. 26, 2025, a man in Whiteville was sentenced to 23 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.
On February 9, 2024, Marion Lamont Flowers, 43, pled guilty to these charges.
Based on court documents, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Whiteville Police Department, and the Columbus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) began investigating Flowers for drug trafficking in 2020.
After officials monitored seven controlled purchases of cocaine and methamphetamine from Flowers, they decided to arrange a confidential informant to purchase 1 kilogram of methamphetamine from Flowers. This led to him being arrested and taken into custody.
Flowers' vehicle was then searched where they found 893.8 grams of methamphetamine (97% purity), more than $2000 in cash, and a loaded PH 13 handgun.
Officials also found that Flowers was operating out of a hotel room at an EconoLodge where they seized MDMA pills, Xanax pills, Alprazolam and Buprenorphine pills. 31 grams of cocaine base (crack), 249 grams of cocaine, 27 grams of fentanyl, and nearly $4000 in cash.
The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Daniel P. Bubar, made the announcement after the sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Denver III. The case was investigated by the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, Whiteville Police Department, and the Columbus County Sheriff and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Lemons.
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