A five-month investigation by the Edgecombe County Narcotics Unit arrested Tony Maurice Dickens on Thursday, September 25, following a search of his home on E. First Street.
According to detectives, Dickens was discovered hiding under a lumpy air mattress as a search warrant was being executed. Authorities seized over 50 heroin bags, two grams of cocaine, and ammunition.
Dickens, who was wanted for second-degree forcible rape, was charged with several narcotics offenses, including several counts of selling and delivering cocaine, possession with intent to sell, and keeping a home to store prohibited substances. He is also facing accusations for distributing drugs within 1,000 feet of a park.
He was given no bond for the rape charge but a $200,000 secured bond for the narcotics accusations. Dickens is being incarcerated in the Edgecombe County Detention Center.
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