Armed Whiteville drug trafficker sentenced to 23 years
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — A Whiteville man was sentenced today to 23 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.
On February 9, 2024, Marion Lamont Flowers, 43, pled guilty to the charges.
According to a press release, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Whiteville Police Department, and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Flowers for drug trafficking.
Between December 2020 and July 2021, law enforcement oversaw seven controlled purchases of cocaine and methamphetamine from Flowers.
On July 20, 2021, agents set up Flowers, and when he arrived to make the sale, he was taken into custody.
Agents executed search warrants on two rooms rented by Flowers and seized MDMA pills, Xanax pills, alprazolam, and buprenorphine pills. They also seized 37 grams of cocaine base, 249 grams of cocaine, 27 grams of fentanyl, and nearly $4000 in cash.
