Hickory, Maiden Residents Among 14 Indicted Following Drug Investigation
Hickory, Maiden Residents Among 14 Indicted Following Drug Investigation
May 12, 2021
The Lincoln County Grand Jury indicted 14 people Monday (May 10) in connection to a lengthy Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office undercover drug operation. Narcotics investigators began the operation targeting street level dealers in late 2019 and ending in early 2021. During the investigation, undercover officers purchased crack cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and opiods.
As a result, the 14 suspects were indicted on various charges including the sale and delivery of a controlled substance, possession with the intent to sell and deliver a controlled substance, and maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for the purpose of storing or selling a controlled substance.