ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Author's note: The video above is on file from a separate story about drug use that aired on September 17, 2021.
A man from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for trafficking drugs in the community.
According to a release from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Maurice Dwight Toxey, 37, pleaded guilty in June 2021 to distributing cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl.
Court documents showed that Toxey sold those drugs, and heroin, to people in the Elizabeth City area and the Outer Banks.
Officers were able to perform monitored drug purchases from Toxey, who was on probation for previous crimes involving the distribution or possession of drugs.
The FBI, United States Marshals Service, Currituck County Sheriff’s Office, Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office, Dare County Narcotics Task Force, Elizabeth City Police Department and Kitty Hawk Police Department all worked together on this case.