A local man was arrested Thursday on numerous drug charges, according to information from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.
In a press statement Friday from Sheriff Curtis Brame, sheriff’s officers, with assistance from the Wake Forest Police Department, executed a search warrant at the home of Maurice Thomas on Mar. 16.
The warrant was served at 531 Swain Drive, Henderson. The home was occupied by three individuals at the time the warrant was served, Brame stated. Recovered in the search was approximately 116 grams of cocaine, along with marijuana and a firearm.
Thomas was taken into custody and charged with the following:
Traffic cocaine
Possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine
Felony possession of cocaine
Possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana
Felony possession of marijuana
Felony maintaining a dwelling/vehicle
Possession of a firearm by a felon
Thomas appeared before a magistrate, at which time a secured bond of $179,000 was set.
