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On Dec.1, 2024, Corporal Medlock with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division initiated a traffic stop on US17 South near Crystol Lane in Chocowinity.  The vehicle continued traveling south before coming to a stop on Wilmar Rd. in Craven County.

As a result of the traffic stop investigation, 31-year-old Juan Francisco Sandoval of New Bern was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $150,000 secured bond for the following charges:

-Felony Trafficking in Cocaine (Two Counts)

-Felony Possess With Intent to Sell/Deliver Cocaine

-Felony Possess With Intent to Manufacture Sell/Deliver Schedule IV Controlled Substance

-Felony Possess With Intent to Manufacture Sell/Deliver Marijuana

-Felony Possession Synthetic Cannabinoid

-Felony Maintaining Vehicle for Drugs

-Misdemeanor Possess Drug Paraphernalia

-Misdemeanor Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia

Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds asks anyone with information regarding suspected drug sale/use or any other crime to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at 252-946-7111.  You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400 or submit confidential tips online through the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office App by clicking on submit a tip.