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HENDERSON, N.C. (WNCN) — The United States Department of Justice announced Monday that a drug dealer in the Henderson area has been sentenced to almost 30 years in federal prison.
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Law enforcement said 41-year-old Alexander Trowbridge, also known as “Snow”, and his team terrorized community members for years and snuck bricks of heavy drugs through state lines.
Although it took a few years, state and local leaders they successfully dismantled a massive drug trafficking ring in Henderson, affecting families all across central North Carolina.
United States Attorney Ellis Boyle, along with several federal, state, and local law enforcement partners held a press conference on Monday morning announcing Trowbridge’s sentencing and details on the investigation that led to his arrest.
According to Boyle, the investigation started in August 2019 after the drug trafficking organization obtained a massive amount of heroin and fentanyl from New Jersey and sold the drugs throughout Vance, Durham, Warren, Wake, Wilson, Franklin, and Granville counties.
CBS 17 was provided photos of the drugs, guns, and stacks of money they recovered.
“These heartless drug dealers transform once quiet neighborhoods into places where families feel unsafe in their own homes, where children learn to duck before dream,” Boyle said. “Investigators learned Trowbridge and his coconspirators used three locations in Henderson to store and sell drugs.”
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Drone footage showed what is believed to be snow making drug deals at one of the locations, on Kelly Road. Investigators caught a specific drug transaction back in November 2022, which led to a massive police chase all caught on drone camera.
“In the video, you can see normal people driving and this guy’s just bombing through trying to kill somebody,” Boyle said. “Thankfully, he didn’t this time. He thinks he’s escaped, pulls into his house here. Shortly after, law enforcement shows up and finds the drugs.”
That arrest led to a raid at all three locations on November 17, 2022, where they found massive supplies of drugs including several firearms.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and multiple district attorneys in the state are working together to strengthen fentanyl laws.
“The legislature has funded a special U.S attorneys that work under the supervision of the local district attorney and in coordination with the U.S. attorney each and every day,” Boyle said. “We have monthly meetings and make decisions about where we can be the most impactful.”
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