Alamance County, NC – A yearlong narcotics investigation known as Operation Roadrunner has led to the arrest of 42 suspects and the seizure of nearly $900,000 in cash, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
The Alamance Narcotics Enforcement Team (ANET), working with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and SBI, concluded the operation in April 2025 after targeting multiple counties in central North Carolina.
According to investigators, the operation resulted in the seizure of $876,812 in cash, 18.6 kilograms of cocaine, 159 pounds of marijuana, 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, 24.4 dosage units of MDMA, and 25 firearms.
Of the forty-two suspects arrested, twenty-five were from Alamance County, with others coming from Guilford, Rockingham, Orange, Durham, and Randolph counties, as well as Johnson City, Tennessee. Some suspects are awaiting trial while others have been convicted and are serving sentences, authorities said.
ANET, established in 2015, includes investigators from the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments across the region. Agencies assisting in Operation Roadrunner included the DEA, FBI, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and multiple county sheriff’s offices.
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