Southport woman sentenced on gun, cocaine charges

BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — A Brunswick County woman has pled guilty to six counts of sell deliver cocaine and possession of a firearm(s) by a convicted felon.

Audrey Thompson, 64, of Southport was sentenced to a minimum of 60 months to a maximum of 108 months in prison.

Thompson and others were targets in a narcotics investigation by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office that began during January 2023. For approximately one year, the Sheriff’s Office purchased cocaine from Thompson on multiple occasions.

The investigation concluded with search warrant(s) being executed on her residence and other properties on Trails End Road in Southport. Narcotics officers recovered three stolen firearms from her residence.