A lot of people in states around the country smoke and sell marijuana without anyone batting an eye, but a Guilford County man just found out that, in North Carolina, law enforcement still takes marijuana cases seriously – especially when they involve large amounts of marijuana, cash, a handgun and multiple search warrants.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit seized marijuana, cash and a handgun after carrying out three search warrants in Greensboro last week.
Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers reported that, on Wednesday, June 3, the unit concluded a narcotics-related investigation that led to search warrants being executed at two Greensboro residences and one storage unit.
The warrants were served at 3301 Shallowford Drive, 102 Saint Thomas Drive, Apartment 3A and a storage unit.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the searches resulted in the seizure of about six pounds of marijuana, one handgun, $55,135 in cash and paraphernalia consistent with the sale and distribution of narcotics.
At the conclusion of the investigation, 30-year-old Malik Rashaud Moseley was arrested.
Moseley was charged with felony possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, three counts of felony maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of keeping or selling a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of marijuana paraphernalia and misdemeanor carrying a concealed gun.
Moseley received a $7,500 secured bond at his first appearance and has since been released from the Guilford County Detention Center in Greensboro.
The Sheriff’s Office didn’t provide additional details on the investigation, including how long the Street Crimes Unit had been investigating Moseley or whether additional arrests are expected.
They act like this wasn’t a big deal. Deputies seized $55,000 in cash and pounds of marijuana, yet the suspect only received a $7,500 bond. That’s hard to understand.
Think about the risks deputies took during this operation. They put their lives on the line to get drugs and cash tied to criminal activity off the streets. Things could have gone very differently, and someone could have been seriously hurt or killed.
You would expect the sheriff to be speaking out about this and supporting his deputies. Instead, it seems like he’s more focused on politics and publicity. In my opinion, the department needs leadership that puts public safety and its deputies first.
It’s time for a new sheriff.
for $7500, if I had the means, I would skip town.
Over a dope charge? not really worth the hassle of living on the run I would assume. He will get an attorney and make a plea and bet you he does no time if it is his first offense.
& we (guvmnt) keep $55,135 + house + gun ! win ? & no one has to stand ‘prison guard duty’
The way a lot of judges are now it could be his 5th offense and he would not get jail time. Just like the young Ukrainian woman in Charlotte who was killed by a piece of work that had been set loose a dozen times without consequences for his actions. Makes me so angry that this is the mindset of democrat judges. If it happened to a family member of theirs, what would their response be?
The Charlotte scenario is a sadder situation as it we more about how our society tosses around the mentally ill like a hot potato because no one wants to deal with them.
I can think of a quick solution chris
. . . because ‘schijt rubs off’ & many ‘bite the hand that feeds them’
the bounty hunter will be skipping behind u
So what I’m seeing is that the new police chief doesn’t know how to do his job, so he’s got the sheriff’s department coming into the city to do it for him. The county is sorely lacking in deputies and the response time sucks but we have enough deputies to do the work for the city police department. Somebody make this make sense. Our tax money does not pay the sheriff’s department to do the work the city police should be doing. If this new hire of a police chief can’t do his job, maybe he needs to go. This is what? The third time that the sheriff’s department has went inside the city limits and made a bust? Way to go new police chief! You’re really on the ball there bud!
I say this with all respect and I understand what you’re saying. The reason why the sheriff’s department works inside the city which they have jurisdiction all over the county is because they can pick and choose what cases they can close out by arrest to increase or make the statistics look much better. And you notice the only pick and choose certain cases. For example murder cases why do you think Danny doesn’t take the murder cases he could if you want it, it’s because it would hurt their stats. It’s all about stats with the sheriff’s office. I never liked that.
Interesting point. Sadly, it makes perfect sense.
Our legal system worked and hopefully this will bring respect for the law and improve our community.
Let’s just tax illegal drugs and their profits and leave the County budget alone?
There has been a tax on illegal drugs for many years, I know several people who have actually paid for the tax stamps. Doesn’t seem very effective though
I have some legal weed in my front yard. Come and pull out all you want……
i have been raking up dead veg & soaking my yard because of wut one discarded cig can do in my dry tinder landscape.
You should be smoking in bed.
she says i am