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PUBLIC URGED TO HELP County Narc Squad Busts Five On Cocaine, Marijuana Charges BY ERIC CARLSON Five men were arrested on drug chargcs in three operations conduct ed by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department narcotics squad recently, according to super vising Detective U. David Crocker. As the marijuana cultivation sea son approaches, the department plans to step up its anti-drug activi ties and is seeking help from the public in identifying suspected drug activities, the detective said. Acting on a tip from a confiden tial source of information, narcotics officers on March 12 raided the home of Steven Hdward Gurganus. 2b. of Willard Drive in the Mill Creek area. Crocker said. Detective Gary Shay, the lead in vestigator in the case, obtained a search warrant and found 123 mari juana seedlings growing in trays in a back bedroom and outside the house. Crocker said. Shay arrested Gurganus on a charge of manufac turing marijuana. Crocker said the plants were "ready to transplant" and would have been worth an estimated SlMh.NOOat maturity. During their search of the house, detectives also seized a 25-horse powcr Mercury outboard motor, sev eral power tools and other items be lieved to have been stolen in area break-ins. Crocker said. An investigation into the case is continuing, with additional charges Sinking Off Inlet A Hoax The U.S. Coast Guard and a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter responded IO a icpuii U1 a MUMlij; VvmCi eff Lockwood Folly Inlet Wednesday, only to discover that the call was an apparent hoax. According to station chief BMCS J.D. Arndt, the Oak Island Coast Guard Station received a radio call at about 4:15 p.m. reporting a vessel sinking approximately 25 miles off shore. The caller stated that a 34 year-old man had fallen overboard with no life jacket. The station immediately launched its 41-foot patrol boat, while Coast Guard Group Fort Macon issued an Urgent Marine Information Broad cast and dispatched the "Pedro" res cue helicopter from Cherry Point Marine Base, Arndt said. Both units arrived at the scene and searched the area but were un able to find any sign of a sunken boat or crew. The search was called off at 7:30 p.m. "Due to the nature, content and the way this distress call was issued, it is believed to have been a hoax," Arndt said. "Irregardless of per ceived hoax calls, the Coast Guard will launch resources to investigate all calls of distress. "Unfortunately, hoax calls take up valuable time and resources, which could be directed elsewhere, to somebody having a real emer gency," the chief said. No other Coast Guard activities were reported last week. EVEN SMALL ADS GET BIG RESULTS IN THE BEACON We've re-opened for the season! Opening Friday, March 25 Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 am until SILVER HILL GRILL HWY. 130 AT SILVER HILL ? TAKE-OUTS 842-6420 'i expected. Gurganus has been re leased on bond. On March 4. the narcotics squad, with support from the sheriff's de partment Limergency Response Team, conducted a street interdic tion operation at a convenience store and adjacent mobile home park in the Phoenix area, Crocker said. "We have had constant reports of drug activities in this area in the parking lot, in the mobile home park and along the highway," Crocker said. About 35 people were in the area when detectives closed in at dusk and searched them for drugs and weapons, said Crocker. Officers confiscated a plastic container con taining 25-30 rocks of crack cocaine and about a half-ounce of marijuana. Hayne is charged with possession of Three men were arrested on cocaine cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He charges. was released on $4,000 bond. Several youths suspected of un- Another man was anested in the derage drinking fled the area on foot Phoenix area Friday night after de when police approached, the detec- tectives Doug Todd and Billy live said. Hughes observed apparent drug ac Robert Howard Harvey, 50, of tivity in a car while on patrol at Maco Road, Lcland was charged about 11:30 p.m., Crocker said. with possession of cocaine and pos- Phillip Ray Eldridge. 19, of session of drug paraphernalia, a Hevener Street, Leland, was anested crack pipe. Crocker said. He has on a charge of felonious cocaine been released on $3,000 bond. possession. He was released on Homer Henry Duncan Jr., 39, of $2,000 bond. An investigat.on into Wilmington has been charged with the incident is continuing and anoth cocaine possession, maintaining a cr arrest is anticipated, Crocker said, vehicle for keeping controlled sub- "They did an excellent job of stances and possession of a crack identifying the drug activity, inter pipe. He is free on $7,000 bond. acting with the suspects and making Claude David Cook, 36, of Castle the arrest," Crocker said. Ile urged anyone with informa- tion leading to drug arrests or indica tion about possible illegal drug ac- ments anywhere in the county, tivities in the north end of the coun- Crocker said. All calls will be kept ty to contact Detective Shay. Re- confidential and court testimony is ports of marijuana cultivation should not required. Narcotics officers can be directed to Detective Todd. be reached directly by calling (910) Rewards are offered for informa- 253-4797. CI-3REW TTvnj BEER KITS ? WINE KITS ?c CORDIAL KITS hours: 1207 Hwy. 17 S. wlll^v Mon.-Fri.1M North Myrtle Bch. 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