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Man arrested for possessing a pound of liquid fentanyl in Sanford
During the traffic stop, narcotics agents discovered a liquid fentanyl mixture, marijuana, and fentanyl that was individually wrapped in Brandon Currie's wallet.
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SANFORD, N.C. — A man was arrested for carrying a pound of liquid fentanyl in Sanford on Monday.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested Brandon Currie during a traffic stop on Third Street in Sanford.
During the traffic stop, narcotics agents discovered a liquid fentanyl mixture, marijuana, and fentanyl that was individually wrapped in Currie’s wallet.
The fentanyl mixture weighed over 500 grams, a little more than one pound.
Currie, 39, was arrested and charged with:
- Trafficking opioid by transport
- Trafficking opioid by possession
- Possession of controlled substance within 1000 feet of a school
- Simple possession schedule VI controlled substance
- Maintaining a vehicle for sale of controlled substance
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Possession of marijuana paraphernalia
Currie was issued a $100,000 bond on Tuesday by judge.
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