The Wilmington Police Department wants to use $40,000 in NC Drug Tax funding to build a museum to display artifacts and photos from the department’s history. Several groups, including Second Chance Alliance in New Hanover County and the North Carolina Justice Center, are calling for that money to be reinvested in the community.
Each year, the state receives millions of dollars from the unauthorized substances tax, levied on illegal drugs, liquor, and mixed drinks three-quarters of that money goes back to law enforcement agencies whose investigations lead to tax levies.