16-02-2025
148 pounds of crystal meth found in stone landscaping pavers in North Carolina, police say
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Police seized nearly 150 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in concrete landscape pavers ahead of Valentine's Day in North Carolina, according to officials.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit seized 148 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, according to a statement the sheriff's office posted to Facebook.
When they found the drugs, the unit was following up on an investigation after the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force had made an arrest in January in Pitt County, North Carolina, which is around 85 miles southeast of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The unit was deployed to Pantego, North Carolina, 50 miles east of Pitt County, where they found the narcotics hidden in "several pallets of stone landscape pavers," according to the sheriff's office.
Police: Meth hidden in stone landscape pavers
K-9s trained to indicate the presence of illegal narcotics were deployed to the scene, according to the sheriff's office.
The dogs indicated that drugs were present in the pallets, and police found one of pavers, which was shaped like a hexagon, contained a circular container hidden inside that contained 800 grams of methamphetamine.
In total, police found 84 stone pavers that each contained 800 grams of the substance, according to the statement.
The Greenville Regional Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Raleigh, North Carolina, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, and other support agencies are investigating the case.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Police ask for help
Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds asks anyone with information regarding the case to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office at 252-946-7111.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling 252-974-6400 or through the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office App.
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