Feb. 23—BLADEN COUNTY — On Feb. 17 and 18, the Bladen County Sheriff's Office and North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement teamed up to conduct a Special Operation in an effort to curb illegal narcotics and alcohol-related offenses in and around Bladen County.

During the operation, aggressive enforcement was conducted in Bladenboro, Clarkton, East Arcadia, Elizabethtown, Tar Heel, and White Lake yielding 32 individuals being charged, 2 search warrants being executed, a large quantity of fentanyl being seized, a stolen firearm being recovered, among numerous other misdemeanor and felony charges. A breakdown of individual charges is listed below:

—Search Warrants Executed — 2

—Felony Charges — 8

—Misdemeanor Charges — 59

—Money Seized — $8,100.00

—Criminal Summons — 2

—Order For Arrest — 6

—Probation Violation — 1

—Level III Trafficking Fentanyl — 2

—PWIMSD Fentanyl — 1

—Possess Fentanyl — 1

—Possess Cocaine — 1

—Maintaining a Vehicle — 1

—Carry Concealed Handgun — 3

—Possess Stolen Firearm — 1

—Possess Marijuana — 5

—Possess Drug Paraphernalia — 6

—DWI — 1

—Careless and Reckless — 1

—Open Container — 4

—DWLR — 12

—Fictitious Registration — 1

—Revoked Registration — 2

—Expired Registration — 13

—No Insurance — 1

—Speeding — 2