U.S. Attorney Michael Easley provided information about a joint operation that occurred last week involving several agencies including Wilmington Police Department and New Hanover Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
The Coastal Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, which the NHCSO is a part of, made five arrests in relation to the investigation that spanned over the last six months. One suspect is still wanted.
Following a veto override by the North Carolina General Assembly of a bill to repeal pistol purchase permits, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is clarifying how purchases will work.
A man was arrested with 60 drug charges, and New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office detectives seized 1,472 grams of meth in an investigation on Thursday, March 23.