Gaston County man distributed oxycodone without prescriptions: DOJ
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Gaston County man is accused of distributing drugs such as oxycodone and alprazolam without prescriptions, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina.
An indictment issued by a federal grand jury accuses Gaston County resident Cole Moore of knowingly distributing oxycodone without prescriptions on several occasions from October through December of 2023.
The indictment also has a notice of forfeiture for over $20,000 of proceeds in the allegations against Moore. Moore faces five counts and up to 100 years in prison.
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Queen City News is working to learn Moore’s place of employment.
The indictment states that controlled substances were distributed without a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting within the usual course of professional practice.
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