7 arrested in Shelby after months-long drug investigation

CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Seven people have been arrested in Shelby following a months-long drug investigation, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office announced.

The investigation came to a head on Friday when a warrant was served at a home on S. Lafayette Road in Shelby. Brandon Barnette was the focus of the investigation and he was arrested along with six others who were in the home. Drugs including meth, fentanyl, and marijuana worth about $5,800 in total along with three handguns and ammunition were seized, deputies said.

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Barnetee faces multiple drug-related charges including trafficking heroin and is being held on a $50,000 bond.

“The sheriff’s office will continue to make drug investigations a high priority,” Sheriff Alan Norman said. “Statistics have shown for years that drug use leads to other crimes, in particular breaking and entering and larcenies, where users have to steal to fund their habit.”

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