The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office says a narcotics investigation led to the seizure of fentanyl, cocaine, cash and drug distribution materials at a Greensboro motel room.
According to a news release issued by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, members of the Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant on Wednesday, May 27, at Room 204 of the Days Inn at the Piedmont Triad International Airport. The motel is located at 501 South Regional Road in Greensboro.
The Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies seized roughly 21 grams of fentanyl, 17 grams of cocaine, $4,924 in cash and paraphernalia consistent with the manufacture, sale and distribution of narcotics.
As a result of the investigation, deputies arrested Enmannuel Jesus Stephens, 25.
Stephens has now been charged with two counts of felony trafficking fentanyl, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver fentanyl, felony possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, felony possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana and felony maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of keeping or selling a controlled substance.
Under North Carolina law, trafficking charges can be based on the amount of a controlled substance possessed. The approximately 21 grams of fentanyl seized in this case exceeded the threshold for fentanyl trafficking charges.
Stephens is being held in the Guilford County Detention Center under a $500,000 secured bond.
His next court appearance is scheduled for July 15, at 9 a.m.
Fentanyl has become one of the most dangerous illegal drugs in North Carolina and across the country. The synthetic opioid is significantly more potent than heroin, and law enforcement agencies have increasingly focused enforcement efforts on disrupting fentanyl distribution networks due to the drug’s connection to fatal overdoses.
