NHSO: Heroin dealer arrested, more than 3,400 bags seized

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Deputies say a Wilmington man is behind bars after a “significant” drug bust.

Last Thursday, the FBI Coastal Criminal Enterprise Task Force, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Wilmington Police Department Vice/Narcotics Units and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation concluded a heroin trafficking investigation.

Deputies say the investigation began in Brunswick County and ended in New Hanover County with several search warrants executed and the arrest of 61-year-old William Walker Jr.

Walker is charged with numerous felony trafficking violations.

Deputies say approximately two ounces of raw powder heroin, along with 400 bags of heroin, a handgun, and heroin packaging/processing materials were seized.  The amount of heroin seized equaled approximately 3,400 bags of heroin with a street value of almost $34,000.

Walker Jr. is currently in the New Hanover County Detention Facility under $2,000,000 secure bond.