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Mother, daughter face drug charges
Published Tuesday, November 24, 2009
PLEASANT HILL — Calls from concerned citizens here yielded big results for law enforcement.
According to Northampton County Sheriff Wardie Vincent, two Pleasant Hill women are facing drug charges after his officers served a search warrant at their home.
On Friday, the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gladys Brody Smith, 66, and her 30-year-old daughter, Angela Jeanette Smith, after deputies found 48 bags of marijuana in the women’s residence located at 100 Brown Street.
Vincent said the search of the home was in response to an investigation prompted by citizens’ calls in reference to drug activity in the area.
After months of investigation, Vincent said deputies were able to serve the warrant and when they arrived the home found seven to nine people at the residence.
After securing the scene, the officers began their search in which they found the 48 bags of marijuana packaged for sale. Vincent said the officers also 1.8 ounces of additional marijuana and drug paraphernalia “throughout the home.”
Both women were charged with felony possession of marijuana, felony maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance and two counts of possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver schedule IV (marijuana). They were taken to the Northampton County Jail and placed on a $10,000 secured bond each.
Northampton County Sheriff’s Sgt. Lynette Clements said Angela Smith has a previous drug arrest. According to the North Carolina Department of Corrections, Angela Smith was charged with possession of a controlled substance in 2006.
Clements added the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety’s Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) has been contacted in regards to the alcohol and tobacco products found at the residence.
Vincent said more arrests could be pending.
“I want to commend the citizens for their input and wanting to eliminate this kind of activity in their community,” said Vincent.
He also commended the 12 officers involved with the search of the home and investigation of the case.
Vincent urged citizens to continue calling in with information. The Northampton County Crime Stoppers line can be contacted at (252) 534-1110. All information is kept confidential.
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Posted by countrygirll1979 (anonymous) on November 25, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
now yall know that older lady had nothing to do with those drugs, that crap belonged to her daughter, she probably said something and pissed one of the officers off and they arrested her.. her daughter is stupid for letting her mother go to jail for her stuff...
Posted by the_popo (anonymous) on November 25, 2009 at 9:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How exactly did you come to that conclusion all on your own?
Posted by lemonshirt (anonymous) on November 26, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'll never understand why law enforcement's photos of "evidence" include cell phones and legal tender. Everyone in my family carries both. That doesnt mean I'm the head of a crime family. The News Herald should refuse to publish staged evidentiary photos that include perfectly legal goods.
Posted by the_popo (anonymous) on November 30, 2009 at 1 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Lemonshirt, It is also legal to own a "bong" or other smoking device's. Like the cash, cellphones, and bongs, all of this becomes part of seized property when coupled with the sale or use of illegal drugs. The money is taxed and a percentage is then sent to the respective departments involved in the case. The cell phones are then searched for information that may lead law enforcement to "bigger fish". So find something else to complain about, like the fact that these people were putting poison on our streets. They could take a picture of a blue teddy bear as far as I am concerned, as long as they got these hoodlums off the street for one night, I could care less.
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