44-year-old Dirk Rodney Nixon of Vale was arrested Friday (January 3) by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. He’s charged with trafficking, opium or heroin, felony maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor probation violation. WHKY previously reported on the arrest Monday (January 6), more information has been released on the case.
On Friday, investigators with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division seized a trafficking amount of fentanyl while assisting Probation Officers with the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections. The seizure occurred at a residence on Hope Road in Vale. Investigators also seized eleven grams of marijuana and $1,939 in United States currency.
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