New Bern man arrested in Lenoir County for fentanyl trafficking
A New Bern man has been arrested in Lenoir County on a narcotics charge.
On Thursday, detectives with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes and Rapid Response (SCARR) unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by Kareem Stewart, 28, of New Bern. During the stop, SCARR detectives obtained probable cause for a search and located narcotics which tested positive as fentanyl.
Due to the quantity of narcotics seized from the search, Stewart was charged with trafficking Schedule I controlled substance and possession with intent to sell and/or deliver MDMA.
Stewart was issued a secured bond and confined in the Lenoir County Detention Center.
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