CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man has been charged after being found with nearly 300 grams of cocaine of multiple firearms, according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a suspect in an ongoing cocaine trafficking investigation. The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Ta’Shawn Thomas Byrd.
During the stop, deputies searched the vehicle, where they found about 291 grams of cocaine, two Draco firearms and one pistol. A search warrant was also used at an apartment in Hickory, where investigators reportedly found 4.83 grams of cocaine, one Draco firearm and a pistol.
Man charged with trafficking cocaine, "weapon of mass destruction" in catawba county: sheriff 3Man charged with trafficking cocaine, "weapon of mass destruction" in catawba county: sheriff 4Images of the drugs and weapons seized; Credit: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
Byrd was booked into the Catawba County Detention Center under a $40,000 bond. He was charged with:
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