Trio charged with trafficking heroin, under $1M bond

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Three people are facing drug charges after deputies say they were trafficking heroin into Brunswick County from the New Jersey.

Cherelle Hills, Jerry Hakeem Colvin, and Kenneth Bernard Norman were charged and arrested by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office working in conjunction with the Sunset Beach Police Department for trafficking heroin, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, and possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver heroin.

The arrests comes after a month-long investigation. They were arrested during a traffic stop in the Leland area on Highway 17. The department seized 2,328 wax bindles of heroin, 36 grams of crack cocaine, and 15 suboxone strips.

There were two children, ages 6 and 8, in the car at the time.

Each are being held in the Brunswick County Detention Center under a $1,000,000 bond.

The hefty bond comes after district attorneys Jon and Ben David pushed for those arrested for trafficking heroin and fentanyl to be held in jail under at least a $1 million bond.