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Nearly 30,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Search Warrant

Nearly 30,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Search Warrant

Crime
TRINITY N.C. - A search warrant issued as a part of a joint investigation located nearly 30,000 Fentanyl pills at a home in Trinity and landed one person in jail. On August 9th, 2023, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit and Criminal Interdiction Team, Asheboro Police Department’s Vice Unit, and the Department of Homeland Security's Investigation division (HSI), executed a search warrant on a residence located at 6503 Bellawood Dr. in Trinity. According to a press release, that search located approximately 28,400 Fentanyl pills that weighed approximately 12.5 pounds, along with U.S. Currency. As a result, Robert Gurung was arrested and transported to Randolph County Jail where the magistrate found probable cause for the multiple felony drug and trafficking charges. ...
3 Arrests Following Multi-Agency Operation Into Child Pornography Cybertips

3 Arrests Following Multi-Agency Operation Into Child Pornography Cybertips

Crime
(Stock photo via Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - During National Child Abuse Awareness Month the Randolph County Sheriff's Office worked with local, state, and federal agencies for a special joint operation investigating cybertips traced to locations within Randolph County. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office on April 13th and 14th, 2022, the agencies Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Team conducted Operation "I See You", focusing on child pornography cybertips, to determine the validity of just over 100 pending tips by conducting interviews, computer examinations, cell phone data extractions, and analyzing evidence. The Sheriff's office says the joint operation included a combination of agents, analysts, ICAC and forensic detectives from the Randolph County...