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Two women charged in fatal Greenville fentanyl overdose

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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Court records show two women are facing death-by-distribution charges in connection with a man’s fatal overdose.

Greenville police arrested Amaya Spencer and Tatyanna Rogers yesterday.

Warrants say Rogers sold fentanyl to Spencer. Spencer delivered the drugs to the victim, identified in the warrants as Maurice Allen.

Warrants allege that the fentanyl Spencer gave to Allen caused his death.

Spencer was charged with death by distribution delivery, and Rogers was charged with death by distribution sale.

Both women were taken to the Pitt County Jail under no bond.

Both are scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.

Havelock man charged with death by distribution in woman’s 2025 death, police say

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Wade Frazier Jr.

HAVELOCK, Craven County — A 23-year-old Havelock man has been arrested and charged with death by distribution in connection with the death of a woman last year.

According to the Havelock Police Department, Wade Frazier Jr. was arrested Saturday, Nov. 7, in connection with the death of Tiffany Rubeck of Havelock.

Police said officers and Havelock Fire-Rescue personnel responded to Rubeck’s death on Oct. 13, 2025.

Following an investigation, detectives determined that Rubeck’s death was linked to the consumption of controlled substances allegedly provided by Frazier.

Frazier was charged with death by distribution and is being held at the Craven County Jail without bond.

The investigation remains active.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Havelock Police Department at 252-447-3212.

Fentanyl toxicity ruled cause in 2024 death as alleged dealer faces judge in New Bern

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Ryan Burdine died from fentanyl in August of 2024, leaving behind his wife and young son. On Wednesday, the man charged with death by distribution appeared in court.

More than a year after his death, police arrested 32-year-old Brian Jones in connection with the case in August 2025. Burdine’s family is back in court as the case moves forward.

The Havelock man was arrested by Havelock Police and charged with death by distribution through sale.

Investigators say the North Carolina Medical Examiner determined Burdine died from fentanyl toxicity on August 30th, 2024.

I wanna be able to look my kid in the eye and be able to say we got justice for your daddy,” Natasha Burdine said, wife of the victim.

Jones was scheduled for a disposition hearing Wednesday afternoon in Craven County Superior Court.

According to figures provided by Fentanyl Victims Network, 380 fentanyl-related deaths were reported in Craven County between 2013 and 2025, with just six investigations leading to prosecutions.

After the hearing, Brian Jones still remains in the Craven County Jail. This case is still pending in Superior Court.

FBI task force, sheriff’s office dismantle drug trafficking ring in Durham: Officials

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DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A drug trafficking ring in Durham has been dismantled following a yearlong joint investigation between the FBI Raleigh Durham Safe Streets Task Force and the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, officials said Monday.

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According to the FBI, a total of 24.5 kilograms of cocaine and 2.5 kilograms of fentanyl were seized during the investigation, including from a tractor trailer caught in New Mexico.

Ten defendants were prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina and convicted as members of the Durham cocaine and fentanyl drug trafficking operation.

The FBI said the defendants were sentenced to federal prison during separate court appearances between Dec. 17, 2025, and July 8, 2026:

  • Khuram Choudhry, who was sentenced to 17 years on June 29, 2026
  • Kevin Johnson, who was sentenced to 17 years on Feb. 23, 2026
  • Shazad Khan, who was sentenced to 10 years on March 2, 2026
  • Jamaal Robertson, who was sentenced to five years and six months on Feb. 19, 2026
  • Dwight Chandler, who was sentenced to four years and three months on July 8, 2026
  • Shance Bostic, who was sentenced to three years on Feb. 25, 2026
  • Jason Chase, who was sentenced to two years and four months on March 3, 2026
  • Jerrell Green, who was sentenced to two years and six months on March 18, 2026
  • Wendy Rizo-Bodden, who was sentenced to two years on Feb. 20, 2026
  • Matt Morton, who was sentenced to seven months on Dec. 17, 2025

The federal prison sentences total 61 years and six months, according to the FBI.

“This joint operation demonstrates the power of federal and local law enforcement standing shoulder-to-shoulder,” Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead said in a statement. “I’m proud of the work our investigators do every day in conjunction with the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force.

“Taking 10 dangerous drug traffickers off our streets — including repeat violent offenders who put law enforcement lives at risk — makes Durham County safer,” Birkhead continued in his statement. “Collectively, these defendants received more than six decades of federal prison time, which demonstrates our unwavering commitment to addressing drug trafficking and violent crime to protect everyone in our community.”

Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina, said, “This investigation demonstrates the unwavering resolve of the FBI and our partners to dismantle the criminal networks flooding our communities with deadly narcotics.

“Over the course of a year, the FBI Raleigh Durham Safe Streets Task Force executed a coordinated, resource-intensive operation that removed significant quantities of fentanyl and cocaine from the pipeline and brought 10 offenders to justice,” Davis continued in his statement. “These sentences underscore a simple truth: if you traffic drugs in our communities, the FBI will find you, we will dismantle your operation, and you will be held fully accountable.”

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