Two Arrested After Onslow County Probation Search Turns Up Fentanyl and Guns
A probation search at an Onslow County home turned into a larger drug investigation after officers reportedly discovered suspected narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
The search took place Tuesday, August 18, at a home on Queen Creek Road.
According to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina Probation and Parole officers were conducting a probation search at the residence when they discovered what appeared to be illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The Sheriff’s Office was called in, and detectives subsequently searched the property.
Fentanyl, cocaine and seven firearms seized
Authorities say the search resulted in the seizure of more than three ounces of fentanyl along with crack cocaine, Suboxone, lorazepam and more than $600 in cash.
Investigators also reported finding seven firearms and additional drug paraphernalia at the property.
Two Onslow County residents, 38-year-old Marty Jenkins and 37-year-old Valerie Schultz, were arrested following the search.
Both face a lengthy list of charges, including trafficking fentanyl by possession, trafficking fentanyl by manufacture, conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver fentanyl, felony possession of cocaine and maintaining a dwelling for the use or sale of controlled substances.
They were also charged with possession of Schedule III and Schedule IV controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jenkins faces an additional charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Both held without bond
Following their arrests, Jenkins and Schultz were held without bond pending their initial court appearances.
As with any criminal case, the charges are allegations and both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The seizure comes amid continued efforts by local law enforcement to target fentanyl distribution in Onslow County and across eastern North Carolina.
Three ounces may not sound like an enormous amount when you’re talking about most things.
Fentanyl isn’t most things.