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Spencer police report major ACE team narcotics seizure; proceeds to support anti-drug efforts
Summary
Police Chief Byle told the board the ACE team made a large narcotics seizure (transcript reports '61 of fentanyl and a 163 of cocaine'; units not specified), estimated taxable value near $30,000, with 75% of tax-stamp proceeds returning to local anti-drug operations.
Police Chief Byle reported a large narcotics seizure by the ACE team during the Feb. 11 Board of Aldermen meeting, describing it as the unit's biggest bust since formation and saying the taxable amount on the drugs is "just shy of $30,000." The chief reported the seizure in the transcript as "61 of fentanyl and a 163 of cocaine" but did not specify units on the record.
Chief Byle explained a state tax-stamp process that can apply taxes to illicit drugs and noted that, when tax-stamp proceeds are collected, 75% of that revenue returns to the local agency for anti-drug operations. He also said that the department has assisted the North Carolina Department of Revenue and that some forfeited property related to the seizure has already been processed for state sale, with proceeds expected to be shared locally.
Chief Byle called the bust significant for the ACE team and thanked officers for their work. He also alluded to a difficult child-abuse prosecution recently handled by the department and reported that two individuals were held on bonds of about $500,000 (as stated in the meeting record).
What happens next: Chief Byle said seized property will be processed per state procedures and that tax-stamp proceeds and forfeiture distributions will support local anti-drug programming; the department did not provide precise units for seized quantities in the meeting record and recommended verification from the police department for detailed reporting.
