According to a post on Facebook by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, “Operation Uptown Funk,” a year-long investigation into a local drug trading group, is now over.
Over 30 people have been arrested, 20 guns have been found, more than $175,000 has been taken away, and over 30 pounds of illegal drugs have been seized.
“During the investigation, detectives kept a close eye on a lot of people, looked into a lot of overdoses, and spent a huge amount of time putting together a complete case against this violent and widespread drug network.” As a result of their work, large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, as well as more than 20 guns, many of which were illegally owned, were seized, according to a Facebook post from the HCSO.
The operation was a success thanks to the work of the NC State Bureau of Investigation and the Henderson County Drug Interdiction and Criminal Enforcement team.
As many as 10 search warrants were carried out in North Carolina’s Henderson and Buncombe counties as well as Greenville County in the Upstate. Police said that agents found large amounts of different controlled substances that were linked to drug trafficking.
The Henderson County sheriff’s office has named several people who have been charged in connection with this investigation:
- Tyrone Featherstone. Charges: Trafficking opium or heroin, Trafficking cocaine, Felony possession Sch1 CS, DWLR Not Impaired Rev, Possess Marijuana up to 1/2 oz, continuing criminal enterprise, Conspire Trafficking Methamphetamine (two counts), conspire to trafficking cocaine, Conspire traffic opium/heroin (two counts)
- Andre Whiteside. Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise, conspire to trafficking cocaine, trafficking cocaine, manufacture cocaine, maintain place-controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Stephanie Brown. Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise
- Nakita Allen. Charges: Conspire traffic opium/heroin, continuing criminal enterprise
- Desmond Whiteside. Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise, possession stolen firearm, possession marijuana 1/2 oz to 1 1/2 oz
- Clarence Summey. Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise and conspire to trafficking cocaine
- Tyrale Graham. Charges: PWIMSD SCH II CS, PWIMSD SCH IV CS, Felony possess SCH VI Controlled substance
- Amber Jackson. Charges: Conspire Traffic Opium/Heroin, Felony Possession Sch II CS, Maintain Veh/dwell/place
- Chrishe Landrum. Charges: Continuing Criminal Enterprise and conspire to trafficking cocaine
- Danielle Jeffrey. Charges: Conspire to trafficking cocaine
- Shawnda Logan. Charges: Conspire to trafficking cocaine
- Larry Featherstone. Charges: PWISD Marij, Maintn Veh/Dwell/Place
- Justin Webber. Charges: Felony Possession Sch II CS
- Takerra Featherstone. Charges: PWISD Marij, Maintn Veh/Dwell CS
- Katina Braswell. Charges: Felony possession of cocaine
- Benjamin Tweed. Charges: Conspire/traffic opium/heroin
- Gerale Graham. Charges: Conspire/traffic opium/heroin
- Tyranna Featherstone. Charges: Conspire to trafficking meth
- Miguel Espinoza- Collado. Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise
- Shineka Greene. Charges: Continuing criminal enterprise
