NORTH CAROLINA — A traffic stop in New Bern led to the seizure of firearms and a trafficking quantity of illegal narcotics, resulting in the arrest of a 27-year-old man, according to the New Bern Police Department.
Members of the Neuse River Narcotics Task Force conducted a traffic stop around 5 p.m. on May 28 on Elizabeth Avenue near White Ash Lane.
During the stop, investigators said they discovered firearms and illegal narcotics, prompting authorities to obtain a search warrant for a residence in the Beech Grove Mobile Home Park.
Police said officers executing the warrant found multiple firearms and what they described as a trafficking amount of illegal narcotics inside the home.
As a result of the investigation, Dylan Duckett, 27, was arrested and charged with two counts of trafficking in opium, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, and maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for the sale of controlled substances.
Duckett was booked into the Craven County Jail, where he is being held without bond.
The arrest was carried out by the Neuse River Narcotics Task Force, a multi-agency unit that includes the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the New Bern Police Department, and the sheriff’s offices of Craven, Carteret and Pamlico counties.
Police said the investigation remains active and no additional details were released.
Anyone with information about illegal drug activity is encouraged to contact the New Bern Police Department at 252-633-2020, the department’s tip line at 252-636-5034, or Craven County Crime Stoppers at 252-633-5141.
