40 people charged in Wayne County drug trafficking case

Goldsboro, N.C. — The Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Squad and the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team from the sheriff’s office charged 40 people on Monday with 106 offenses, mostly related to drug trafficking.

Authorities caught and arrested 16 of the 40 people. Those arrested range from the street-level dealers to higher-level traffickers, according to officials. Authorities said they seized marijuana, cocaine, heroin, several prescription narcotics and several firearms.

Of the 106 charges, 95 were felony drug offenses. Of the 95 felonies, 42 were high-level trafficking offenses and nine were firearm offenses.

Those arrested were:

Jose Guadelupe Aguilar-Huerta
Donald Ray Armstrong
Michael Collie
Hattie Darden
Robert (Robbie) Daughtry Jr.
Tony Geigher
Brodie Kornegay
Ricky Kornegay Jr.
Letarcha Mcghee
Travis Antonio Murray
Roberta Perry
Keondra Richardson
Joel Sicairos Rivera
Decarlo Russell
Jeffery Devon Williams
Terry Hunter

Authorities did not announce the defendants home towns.

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Can thehy collect unemployment compensation now that they're out of work?

WRAL is joe_dirt
January 28, 2009 12:48 p.m.

no matter how many "bust" there are , the drugs dont stop. why bust the street dealers and not their source. this war on drugs is so fake.

brothainnc
January 28, 2009 12:31 p.m.

Goldsboro courts are a joke and not a funny one. When you have warrants out for you, you go to court and they let you go knowing there are warrants out for failure to appear because the probation officer is not there It is so stupid

dko
January 28, 2009 10:24 a.m.

I live in Goldsboro and am amazed at how much of this action comes from Southern Wayne area... do hope it can hault... and one day stop.

gratefultoGOD
January 28, 2009 10:00 a.m.

bs101fly --

i'm with you