TABOR CITY — A Tabor City resident was arrested early Thursday morning on 14 felony and misdemeanor narcotics charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Columbus County.
Deondera Trell Drayton, 35, of 24398 Peacock Rd., Tabor City, was taken into custody by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 3:16 a.m..
Drayton is charged with two felony counts of trafficking in cocaine, two felony counts of conspiring to traffic in cocaine, manufacturing cocaine, and possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver cocaine. Drayton also faces two felony counts of trafficking in methamphetamine, two felony counts of conspiring to traffic in methamphetamine, manufacturing methamphetamine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver methamphetamine, felony maintaining a place for controlled substances, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
Drayton was processed into the Columbus County Detention Center under a combined $700,000 secured bond, consisting of $600,000 on the methamphetamine trafficking offenses and $100,000 on the cocaine conspiracy counts.
All individuals named in this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.
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