Iredell County deputies make three major drug arrests in the span of one week
Two of the arrests involved Mooresville residents, and one arrest involved two people from Pittsburgh that were stopped for a traffic violation.
Credit: Iredell County Sheriff s Office Author: Emma Korynta Updated: 9:30 PM EST December 16, 2020
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. Wednesday, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office announced three major drug busts that happened within the county two involving Mooresville residents, and one involving two people from Pittsburgh that were stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 77.
The first arrest happened on Thursday, Dec. 10.
Deputies with the ICSO s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team and members of NC Probation and Parole responded to a home on Old Wilkesboro Road for reports that 44-year-old Jeremy Thanavastien, on parole for felony possession with intent to sell or deliver heroin, was there selling Heroin.
Anchorage Felon Sentenced to Over Six and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Possessing a Firearm
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that 34-year-old Blake Lincoln Smith of Anchorage, Alaska, has been sentenced on charges of possessing heroin with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The charges stemmed from a search warrant execution on Smith’s vehicle on July 23, 2019, from which a loaded Springfield Armory XD-40 semiautomatic pistol and 179 grams of heroin were seized. At the time, Smith was on probation for drug possession and felony eluding convictions from the State of Alaska. He also had a felony conviction for vehicle theft.