Community Tips Lead To Drug Charges For Iredell Woman: Sheriff

STATESVILLE, NC — Community complaints about the volume of traffic of vehicles and people at an Iredell county residence that sparked a narcotics investigation has led to an arrest and charges for opium trafficking, Iredell County’s sheriff said Wednesday.

Iredell County Sheriff’s Office received “numerous complaints” about activities neighbors feared were possible drug sales at the home located at 1826 Old Mocksville Road in Statesville, Sheriff Darren Campbell said.

Narcotics investigators set up a surveillance operation on the home and “quickly verified” the complaints, Campbell said. On May 8, detectives approached resident Nicole Ruth Mahaffey, who gave them permission to search the home.

“Once inside the home, detectives located 11 grams of methamphetamine hidden on a vent in a bathroom, a glass jar filled with marijuana. Inside the jar they located 4.8 grams of Hydrocodone pills,” a report from the sheriff’s office said.

Mahaffey was arrested, taken to the Iredell County Detention Center and charged with felony trafficking opium, felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Her bond was set at $200,000.

Photo courtesy of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office