On Monday, April 3rd, 2023, members of the Kinston Police Department’s Violent Criminal Action Team (VCAT) and the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms concluded a nearly yearlong drug trafficking investigation. Corey Hyman, 51, of Kinston, David Bell, 41, of Kinston and Shammielle Kilpatrick, 32, of Kinston.