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North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) agents said they arrested a Harnett County man with more than 30 grams of fentanyl, enough to kill 15,400 people.

Christopher William Johnston, 34, of Spring Lake, is charged with 10 counts of trafficking fentanyl, among other charges.

Agents said they searched a mobile home on Peggy Street on Thursday, seizing cocaine, opioids, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana and over $12,000 in cash.

Johnston was arrested and charged with:

Felony trafficking in fentanyl – 10 counts
Felony conspiracy to traffic in fentanyl – 2 counts
Felony maintain a vehicle for a controlled substance – 2 counts
Felony assault on a law enforcement officer causing physical injury
Felony trafficking in opium
Felony possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine
Felony possession of a Schedule I controlled substance
Assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer – 2 counts
Injury to personal property
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Possession of marijuana

Johnston is accused of trafficking the drugs at ABC-licensed businesses in Harnett County.

Johnston is also accused of trying to run over several officers while trying to avoid arrest, leaving one agent with minor injuries. He’s being held in the Harnett County Detention Center without bond.

The suspect’s brother, Nicholas Jacob Johnston, 36, of Spring Lake, was also charged with fentanyl trafficking and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has not been arrested.

15,400 lethal fentanyl doses seized in Harnett County trafficking bust, ALE says

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HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement seized more than 15,400 lethal doses of fentanyl, following a month-long investigation into trafficking in Harnett County.

According to court records, Christopher Johnston was charged with the following:

10 counts of trafficking fentanyl
Two counts of conspiracy to traffic in fentanyl
Two counts of maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance
One count of trafficking in opium
One count of possession of a schedule I controlled substance
One count of assault inflicting physical injury on a law enforcement officer
Two counts of assault with a deadly weapon
One count of injury to personal property
One count of possession of drug paraphernalia
One count of possession of marijuana
One count of possession of cocaine

Law enforcement said they also seized cocaine, opioids, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana and over $12,000 in cash after executing a search warrant at Johnston’s home in Spring Lake.

During the arrest, court records say that Johnston tried to run over special agents during the arrest with a BMW. One agent had minor injuries, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Christopher Johnston’s brother, Nicholas Johnston, has been charged in connection with the investigation with the following, according to NCDPS:

Three counts of trafficking in fentanyl
One count of conspiring to traffic in fentanyl
Possession of drug paraphernalia.

Nicholas Johnston has not been arrested, according to law enforcement.

34-year-old Christopher Johnston received a $500,000 secured bond and will appear next in court on Nov. 10.

Thomasville Man Charged with Death by Distribution Following Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Investigation

Man charged in fatal overdose investigation in New Hanover County

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New Hanover County — A man has been charged in connection with a fatal overdose in Wilmington, according to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said detectives responded July 4 to a location on Carolina Beach Road to investigate the overdose death. After an investigation, detectives identified Rondell Kimpatrick Davis as a suspect.

Davis was charged Oct. 10 with death by distribution and a pretrial release violation. He is being held at the New Hanover County Detention Facility under a $550,000 secured bond.

BCSO INVESTIGATION LEADS TO DEATH BY DISTRIBUTION CHARGE

22-year-old charged with death by distribution in Brunswick County overdose

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A 22-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with death by distribution following an investigation into a fatal overdose in Brunswick County.

According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Dallas Sutton died from an overdose on July 16, 2026.

Investigators said methamphetamine and fentanyl were found at the scene, and toxicology results later confirmed both substances were in Sutton’s system at the time of her death.

Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and Vice and Narcotics Division identified Jordan Anthony Scott, 22, of Stoneville, as a suspect.

According to investigators, evidence indicated Scott supplied controlled substances to Sutton before her death.

Scott has since been charged with death by distribution.

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said it remains committed to investigating overdose deaths and holding those responsible for distributing dangerous drugs accountable.

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Sanford men charged in same woman’s death

Separate warrants allege both men delivered the substance that killed Mary Yarter

Read the original article on the Harnett Daily Record website.

Two Sanford men face aggravated death by distribution charges after separate Harnett County warrants allege each delivered a controlled substance to the same woman in connection with her death.

Carlos Honorio Peoples, left, and Demetrios Antwon Faucette, right.

Demetrios Antwon Faucette, 40, of Highland Circle, and Carlos Honorio Peoples, 39, of Hawkins Avenue, are charged in separate cases involving the death of Mary Yarter. Court records list Aug. 23 as the alleged offense date in both cases.

According to the arrest warrants, Faucette and Peoples are each accused of delivering a controlled substance to Yarter, whose ingestion of the substance allegedly caused her death.

Neither warrant identifies the controlled substance.

Court records do not explain whether the men are accused of acting together, whether the charges involve the same delivery of drugs or what role investigators allege each man played in the circumstances leading to Yarter’s death.

An obituary for Mary Elise Yarter, 26, of Sanford, published by Miller-Boles Funeral Home, lists Carlos Peoples as her husband. The obituary does not include a middle name for Peoples.

Both aggravated death by distribution charges are classified as Class B1 felonies.

Leonardo Castellanos of the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office is listed as the complainant in both cases. Warrants for both men were issued Oct. 1.

Faucette was arrested Oct. 4 and made his first appearance by video the following day. District Court Judge Terry F. Rose set his bond at $500,000 secured, and attorney Jonathan W. Stillo was appointed to represent him.