Two people were arrested and $30,000 in cocaine seized Wednesday after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of drugs and led police to another cache of dope at an apartment nearby.
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According to Wilmington Police Department spokeswoman Lucy Crockett, a WPD officer spotted Rashad Shareef Beckett, 30, speeding on Carolina Beach Road near St. Andrews Drive.
When the vehicle was stopped, another officer with a drug-sniffing dog was called out to the scene and the dog indicated drugs in the vehicle, said Crockett.
Officers allegedly recovered from the trunk a “large quantity” of power and crack cocaine, Crockett said.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit worked with the Wilmington Police Department narcotics unit to follow up on the seizure, and detectives executed a search warrant at an apartment in the Palms at Dunhill, 5610 Carolina Beach Road. There they arrested Beckett’s girlfriend, Crystal Denise Royal, 27, and seized another large quantity of cocaine, Crockett said. In all, officers recovered half a kilogram of rock and powder cocaine, Crockett said.
Beckett and Royal both have been charged with multiple counts of trafficking cocaine and numerous related charges.
Beckett is being held at the New Hanover County Detention Facility under $750,000 secure bond. Royal also remains in custody. Her bond was set at $500,000.
