A massive Charlotte drug bust has rocked the Queen City after police seized over 77 pounds of drugs and 18 firearms following a lengthy CMPD investigation.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The streets of the Queen City just got cooked after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced a MAJOR drug takedown that allegedly pulled more than 77 pounds of illegal narcotics off the streets — along with a small arsenal of firearms.
Authorities say Raheem Raysean Taylor was arrested February 13 following what police described as a “lengthy investigation.” What detectives allegedly uncovered inside his Chalkstone Road home reads like a federal indictment waiting to happen.
WHAT POLICE SAY THEY FOUND
Court documents reveal Taylor was initially caught with 526 grams (1.16 pounds) of powder cocaine at the time of arrest. But that was just the beginning.
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A search of the residence allegedly uncovered 73.6 pounds of marijuana, 1,060 grams (2.34 pounds) of MDMA, 300 grams (0.66 pounds) of cocaine, 26 grams of fentanyl, and 18 firearms — including TWO reported stolen.
According to court records, Taylor allegedly sold fentanyl to undercover detectives on at least two separate occasions — once in December and again in January.
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Prosecutors have reportedly hit him with about a dozen trafficking charges connected to the case, plus additional counts related to the stolen firearms.
As of this writing, Taylor remains at the Mecklenburg County Jail with no bond set.
