{"id":3512,"date":"2026-07-21T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:41:09","slug":"man-had-bags-of-drugs-rolling-paper-matches-stuck-in-his-body-nc-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3512","title":{"rendered":"Man had bags of drugs, rolling paper, matches stuck in his body, NC sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An ambitious jailhouse smuggling operation came unraveled in an unusual way, when guards discovered an incoming prisoner was stuffed with \u201cpackages\u201d of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3510\">South Congaree among towns that failed to do yearly audit, losing out on funds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The arrest happened July 14 at the Halifax County Detention Center, and an affidavit reports the man was hauling 17.52 grams of marijuana, 4.22 grams of Suboxone, 7.51 grams of amphetamine, plastic wrap, rolling papers and matches.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Details of where exactly the contraband was hidden were not released.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgents received information that inmates inside the detention center were conspiring with individuals on the outside to smuggle items into the center by having someone conceal items inside their body then get arrested on a bogus warrant,\u201d the Halifax County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a July 20 news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgents identified numerous people involved inside the jail and numerous people that were not incarcerated. Agents were able to identify 31-year-old Andrew Franz of Roanoke Rapids as being the person who was going to be arrested and have the items concealed on or inside his body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Franz had an outstanding warrant for injury to personal property, and he put the plan in motion on July 14 by turning himself in to Roanoke Rapids police, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3509\">Two men arrested after woman shot following argument in bar, SC sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFranz was met at the detention center by agents and quickly realized the plan was not going to go as smooth as he and the others thought it would,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u201cAgents applied for a search warrant and Franz was taken to ECU North (hospital) where numerous packages of contraband were removed from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Franz was then taken back to jail and charged with: felony conspiracy; conspiring to deliver Schedule II controlled substance; conspiring to deliver Schedule III controlled substance; conspiring to deliver Schedule VI controlled substance; felony possession of a controlled substance inside jail premises; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession with intent to manufacture and distribute Schedule II controlled substance; possession with intent to manufacture and distribute a Schedule III controlled substance; simple possession of Schedule II controlled substance; simple possession of Schedule III controlled substance; simple possession of Schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Nine additional people linked to the conspiracy were also charged, including three who are already in the jail, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Halifax County Detention Center is about an 80-mile drive northeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3508\">Rumbling returns to South Carolina in early morning earthquake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambitious jailhouse drug conspiracy came unraveled when guards discovered an incoming prisoner was crammed full of narcotics, North Carolina sheriff says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-carolina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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