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New task force leads to big narcotics bust in Brown Summit, sheriff's office says
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Guilford County man has been charged with 12 felonies related to drug trafficking here in the Triad.
Micheal Blake Turner, 39, was arrested after the newly formed Guilford County Narcotics Task Force executed search warrants in Brown Summit and what they found was massive: 36 kilograms of cocaine, 44,000 grams of marijuana, 91 grams of ecstasy, 1700 grams of fentanyl, 16 firearms (4 of them reported stolen) and a large amount of cash.
'It is really a drop in the bucket of what this task force has accomplished over the last 5 months,' said Chief John Thompson from the Greensboro Police Department.
The Greensboro Police Department teamed up with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office and state agencies to get more drugs off the streets. 'Specifically targeting those involved in the manufacture, sale and distribution of illegal narcotics in the triad,' said Sheriff Danny Rogers from the Guilford County Sheriff's Office.
The task force officially launched 2 weeks ago, but has been working together for several months. Since January, they've taken more than one thousand pounds of drugs. In total, 657 pounds of cocaine, 444 pounds of marijuana, 32 pounds of meth, 22 pounds of fentanyl and heroin, one pound of ecstasy pills, 102 guns and more than $1 million in cash have been seized.
'In Greensboro, Guilford County, we are seeing a 13 percent reduction in our violent crime, it is a direct correlation to these seizures the task force is making and the weapons they are taking off the street,' Chief Thompson said.
Chief Thompson also said overdose deaths are down 37 percent in the city. 'It is about protecting lives, it's about restoring safety in our neighborhoods and holding the most dangerous offenders accountable,' Chief Thompson said.
Turner was charged with the following in connection to the bust:
Two counts of felony trafficking fentanyl
Two counts of felony trafficking cocaine
Two counts of felony trafficking marijuana
Teo counts of felony trafficking MDMA
Felony possession of a stolen firearm
Felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Felony maintaining a dwelling/vehicle for controlled substances
Turner is currently being held in the Guilford County jail on a $3 million bond. He is expected back in court next month.
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