Sheriff’s deputies served a narcotics search warrant in the 500 block of East Railroad Street in Garysburg, North Carolina, on 28 October 2026 after a seven-month investigation into the sale of illegal drugs.[1] Officers seized cocaine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a firearm in the search.[1]
Two men from Garysburg were arrested, both members of the Ellis family and 40 and 20 years old respectively.[1] The 40-year-old was charged with one felony count each of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine, and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for controlled substances, plus misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.[1] The 20-year-old was charged with felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, and felony maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for controlled substances.[1]
Neither man received a bond because of a hold under the state’s pre-trial integrity law, and both had a 29 October court date in Jackson, the Northampton County seat.[1] The sheriff’s office said further charges against both men are pending as the investigation continues.[1]
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office credited the Down East Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration with assisting in the case.[1] Sheriff Jack Smith commended the coordinated work of his investigators, the task force and the DEA.[1]
