FRANKLINTON, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina authorities are releasing more information about a massive drug raid and arrests last week.
The round-up happened Wednesday when 17 suspects were nabbed in Wake Forest by authorities from Wake County, Wake Forest, Raleigh and Franklin County.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office addressed the drug trafficking crackdown with a statement and new photos about Operation Exploding Kilo.
“I have seen the faces of evil in the flesh. These 17 individuals have worked to carry out the devil’s mission. The poison they have pushed on our community’s most vulnerable people is eradicating a generation right before our eyes,” Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White wrote in a news release.
The large-scale drug bust included heroin and cocaine traffickers, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. Franklin County deputies seized prepackaged cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana, 55 firearms, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and other assets, White said.
“My critics will always hate on me for calling out criminals,” White wrote. “They will tell you I am racist, hateful, and divisive. The truth is, I am only prejudiced. Prejudiced against those that wish to inflict harm on the people who call our great community home.”
White released photos of the suspects in the arrests. Several photos of the narcotics and large bags of cash were also released.
Wake County officials said the following people were arrested on the charges listed below:
Marzavier Richardson, 20, charged with 16 counts of trafficking opium or heroin and conspiracy to traffic heroin
Tyzavier Montreal Jeffreys, 21, charged with possession of a firearm by felon and 12 counts of trafficking opium or heroin
Jordan Maynor, 25, charged with 8 counts of trafficking opium or heroin
Dashawn Jones, 26, charged with 8 counts of trafficking heroin
Couri Russell, 31, charged with conspiracy to traffic opium or heroin
Daris Jeffreys, 33, charged with 12 counts of trafficking cocaine
Wesley Narron, 33, charged with conspiracy to traffic opium or heroin, possession of firearm by felon, and 4 counts of trafficking heroin
Donnie Jeffreys, 34, charged with 3 counts of conspiracy to traffic cocaine
Justin Jeffreys, 36, charged with conspire to sell schedule I controlled substance, Possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver a schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance, and 4 counts of trafficking heroin
Marcus Massenburg, 42, charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine
Sedrick Boyd, 43, charged with conspiracy to traffic opium/heroin and four counts of trafficking heroin
Sheree Street, 43, charged with possession of firearm by felon
Aleshia Walker, 52, charged with trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, Possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession marijuana
Keith Holland, 53, charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine
Aaron Walker, 54, charged with Trafficking cocaine, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, Possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession marijuana
Sophia Jeffreys, 66, charged with sell cocaine and maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance
Juwan Clifton, 30, was arrested last month and charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana, Possession with intent to sell or deliver a counterfeit controlled substance, Possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver cocaine, Manufacture sell distribute or possess a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a park, 2 counts of trafficking cocaine, and 2 counts of maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance
The raid and arrests included the Drug Enforcement Administration, US Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Wake County District Attorney’s Office, Raleigh Police Department, Wake Forest Police Department, and the Henderson Police Department.
