Operation ‘March Badness' successful as Craven County cracks down on drugs
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Over the last three months the Craven County Sheriff's Office made 35 arrests related to illegal drugs and weapons in what the officers called 'March Badness'.
The sheriff's office seized 338 grams of fentanyl and heroine, 114 grams of methamphetamine, 167 grams of cocaine, 20 dosage units of pills, and 14 illegal firearms.
'We're removing these dangerous items and criminals off the streets in Craven County,' Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes said. 'Just making the place a safer place to live, work and raise our families.'
The Craven County Sheriff's Office encourages people to contact them or Crime Stoppers with any information related to these types of crimes.
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