Methamphetamine Coverage

Meth and explosive devices seized in NC Food Lion parking lot; man arrested

A man faces charges after investigators found drugs and possible explosive devices inside a car in a grocery store parking lot in Washington, North Carolina.

Fact check: Is it easier to buy an AR-15 than Sudafed in Maine?

In the days after a shooter killed at least 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, advocates of stronger gun laws decried the state's relatively lax gun laws.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Leader of motorcycle gang sentenced for trafficking meth, firearms

U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, federal officials and the Raleigh Police Department announce the sentence of Christopher Lamar Baker, a leader of the Pagan motorcycle gang, who was convicted last year of drug trafficking, firearm and money laundering charges.

Leader of motorcycle gang will spend his life in federal prison for meth trafficking operation

The Raleigh-based leader of a national bike gang will spend the rest of his life in prison for trafficking massive amounts of methamphetamine and firearms across the East Coast.

WRAL staff

Moore County man charged with selling drugs to man who overdosed, died

Nathanial Lynn Rush, 28, was arrested Dec. 6 in connection with an overdose death that occurred in the Bear Creek area of Chatham County.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Dog poisoned by meth during walk, Calif. owner says

What started out as a simple walk for a California man and his dog ended at the emergency vet.

NBC News Channel

Fayetteville first-grade teacher and man arrested, suspected of trafficking meth

Antonisha Chambers is a first grade teacher at E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School in Fayetteville. Chambers and Bradford Gordon are facing charges after Friday's arrest. Authorities found more than 4 pounds of meth.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Fact check: Is DeSantis right about meth crossing the border?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Florida had a meth problem that is "really, really ravaging communities," particularly in the northern part of the state. The problem, he said, is worsening due to President Joe Biden's immigration policies.

Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact reporter

Sheriff: Man caught driving with $2.5 million worth of crystal meth in Harnett County

Harnett County authorities found 26 pounds of crystal methamphetamine worth millions inside an SUV a man was driving down the highway last week.

Seized 'funky pickles' actually $4M worth of meth

Authorities in Texas got a funky surprise when they examined a tractor-trailer carrying a shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into the state.

Record $1 billion 'ISIS-made' pills seized by Italian police

The amount of amphetamines confiscated equates to 84 million pills or 15.4 U.S. tons. It is reportedly the largest-ever amphetamine bust to date.

Two arrested in what deputies say is biggest meth bust in Nash County history

The Nash County Sheriff's Office on Thursday announced the arrest of two people in what they are calling the biggest meth busts in Nash County history.

Police: Parents endangered children with 2,100 grams of meth

Two parents are under arrest after police say they potentially exposed their infant and toddler to large amounts of drugs.

Parents charged with carrying 2 kilos of meth near their children

Two parents are under arrest after police say they potentially exposed their infant and toddler to large amounts of drugs.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Father charged after infant dies of meth overdose

A New York father has been charged with manslaughter after his 6-week-old son died of a methamphetamine overdose. He said the child had woken up from a nap and thrown up several times.

Authorities: NY brothers saved meth lab, let grandma die in fire

Two brothers from upstate New York are accused of leaving their grandmother to die in a fire while they saved drug paraphernalia instead.

Six arrested after drug cartel investigation in Charlotte

Six illegal immigrants were arrested in February for their believed connection to a drug investigation in Charlotte involving a high-level Mexican drug cartel member, according to documents from the U.S. District Court.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist

Harnett man booked for speeding, on meth, with 2 kids in car

A Harnett County man faces charges of child abuse after a police chase in which, according to a warrant for his arrest, he was driving at more than 100 mph with two children in the car.

Parents eat Halloween candy laced with meth

Two parents in Aloha, Oregon were hospitalized this week after authorities say they ate Halloween candy that was laced with meth.

Homemade bombs, meth lab found in Johnston home

A report of a stolen weapon led Johnston County deputies to a home near Four Oaks this week where they found two homemade bombs and a methamphetamine manufacturing operation.

Sheriff: $90M worth of crystal meth found in fuel tank in Harnett County

Officials on Saturday discovered 120 gallons of liquid methamphetamine stored in a fuel tank in a semi-truck in Harnett County.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL.com editor

Family finds 'dangerous levels' of crystal meth in their new home

Experts said traces of crystal meth in the home were so high that it was dangerous for the couple and their three kids to breathe the air inside.

Three arrested after meth lab found in Cumberland County home

Three people have been arrested after authorities found a meth lab inside their Cumberland County home last week.

Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor

Police: 4-month-old baby found in Dunn hotel room with meth lab

Authorities found a 4-month-old baby in a Dunn hotel room Sunday morning where a person was making meth, police said.