CHADBOURN, NC — Deputies with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office confiscated a significant array of illegal drugs, prescription narcotics, and paraphernalia during an early-morning response in Chadbourn on Wednesday.
Deputy Chandler Huggins responded to a call for service at 15 Larry Drive at approximately 12:57 a.m. on Oct. 21. Incident logs list 43-year-old Josh Godwin as the victim/complainant at the residence.
During the response, law enforcement seized a substantial quantity of illicit substances and prescription items, including:
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117.0 grams of Marijuana
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171.0 grams total of liquid Codeine across two medicine bottles
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9.4 grams total of Crack Cocaine
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2.89 grams of Methamphetamine
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1.0 gram of Powder Cocaine
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0.69 grams of an unidentified dark powder narcotic
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3.64 grams of various multicolored and orange controlled tablets
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4 syringes filled with unidentified fluid substances
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One Motorola mobile phone valued at $100
The investigation into the source and distribution of the seized narcotics remains ongoing.
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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