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Joshua Dupree of Newport Charged in Major Heroin Trafficking Case

Town Inspector Accused of Using Vehicle to Sell Drugs

by Amelia Crawford

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — A local government employee is behind bars after police uncovered a drug trafficking operation in Morehead City.

Joshua Daniel Dupree, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, by the Morehead City Police Department on multiple drug-related charges. Dupree is currently employed as a building inspector for the Town of Newport, according to Mayor Dennis Barber.

Authorities allege that Dupree used a 1999 red Toyota Tacoma to store and sell heroin. Police discovered a number of incriminating items in the vehicle, including a red straw with residue, a weight scale, and $1 bills also bearing drug residue.

Dupree faces the following felony charges:

Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substances

Three counts of trafficking opium or heroin

Possession of heroin

Manufacture of Schedule I controlled substances

Possession of drug paraphernalia

He was booked into custody under a $500,000 secured bond. Further details are expected as the investigation continues.

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