Drug Enforcement & Special Operations Unit Makes Multiple Arrests in Ongoing Narcotics Investigations

June 6, 2026 BC News Staff Brunswick County, Crime & Public Safety, News 0

Ten individuals face trafficking‑level and felony drug charges following recent enforcement operations in Brunswick County.

Bolivia, NC — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says its Drug Enforcement and Special Operations Unit has concluded several narcotics investigations that resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs across the county.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the following individuals were arrested and charged:

Arrests and Charges

Jeromey Ryan Tucker, 40 • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (2 counts) • PWIMSD Fentanyl (2 counts) • PWIMSD Methamphetamine • Sell/Deliver Fentanyl • Maintaining Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substances • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts)

Markes Antonio Diondria Gore, 35 • Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts) • Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine • Trafficking in Fentanyl • PWIMSD Schedule I Controlled Substance • PWIMSD Cocaine • PWIMSD Schedule II Controlled Substance (2 counts) • Maintaining Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substances

James O’Brian Gause, 37 • Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts) • Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine • PWIMSD Schedule I Controlled Substance • PWIMSD Cocaine • Maintaining Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substances

Sara Lynn Sellers, 42 • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (2 counts) • PWIMSD Methamphetamine • Felony Possession of Cocaine • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia • Simple Possession Schedule III Controlled Substance • Possession of Marijuana Up to ½ Ounce • Possession of Controlled Substance on Jail/Prison Premises

James Rae Bethea, 34 • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (2 counts) • PWIMSD Fentanyl • PWIMSD Methamphetamine • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Tina Howard Gray, 57 • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (2 counts) • PWIMSD Methamphetamine • Maintaining Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substances • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Johnathan Lee Peck, 47 • Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Dawn Leigh Braswell, 46 • PWIMSD Cocaine • PWIMSD Methamphetamine • PWIMSD Marijuana • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Victor Jay Crisco, Jr., 54 • PWIMSD Cocaine • PWIMSD Methamphetamine • PWIMSD Marijuana • Maintaining Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substances • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Ashanti Kamal Frazer Deas, 21 • PWIMSD Schedule I Controlled Substance • PWIMSD Schedule III Controlled Substance • Possession of Controlled Substance on Jail/Prison Premises • Obstruction of Justice

Sheriff Brian Chism praised the work of the Drug Enforcement and Special Operations Unit and the assisting divisions whose efforts contributed to these arrests. He also thanked residents who continue to report suspected drug activity, noting that community tips often play a critical role in identifying and disrupting criminal operations.

The Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone who observes suspicious activity to report it. Working together, officials say, remains essential to reducing the distribution of illegal drugs in Brunswick County.