North Carolina detectives seize $2.6M in fentanyl in county’s largest bust, authorities say

Detectives in Forsyth County, North Carolina, have seized over $2.6 million of fentanyl – sufficient of the lethal drug to kill 5 million folks – within the largest bust within the county’s historical past, authorities stated final week.

The seizure was a part of an ongoing investigation that started in September 2021 when the Forsyth County Drug Activity Pressure discovered that 31-year-old Lakeith Rayvon Lindsay, of Winston-Salem, could also be distributing narcotics all through the county, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Wednesday.

After additional investigation, detectives have been capable of get hold of a search warrant for a residence on Autumn Mist Drive in Winston-Salem.

Detectives seized 22 kilos of fentanyl with an estimated avenue worth of roughly $2,665,000, the sheriff’s workplace stated. 

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Three kilograms of marijuana, two firearms, numerous drug paraphernalia, together with a kilo drug press and warmth sealer, and $4,000 in money have been additionally seized, in keeping with authorities.

Lindsay was arrested and charged with felony trafficking a schedule 1 drug, felony possession of a firearm by a felon, felony sustaining a dwelling for a managed substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Lindsay was being held within the Forsyth County Regulation Enforcement Detention Heart with no bond.