Moore County Deputies were called to a suspicious vehicle parked in a wooded area off Friendship Church Road in Carthage on Thursday.
The occupants of the vehicle gave deputies consent to search their car. Deputies seized one gram of methamphetamine, one dosage unit of hydrocodone, two dosage units of diazepam, one dosage unit of fentanyl, one firearm and assorted drug paraphernalia, according to a news release from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies placed Alan Ray Wilkes, 44, and Martha Gail Kennedy, 40, both from the 200 block of Spivey Road in Carthage, under arrest.
Wilkes was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a felon, maintaining a vehicle for the storage of a controlled-substance, possession of a schedule IV controlled-substance, simple possession of a schedule III controlled-substance, simple possession of a schedule II controlled-substance and the possession of drug paraphernalia.
Kennedy was charged with possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a vehicle for the storage of a controlled-substance, simple possession of a schedule IV controlled-substance, simple possession of a schedule III controlled-substance, simple possession of a schedule II controlled-substance and the possession of drug paraphernalia.Â
Wilkes was placed under a $175,000 secured bond while Kennedy was placed under a $5,000 secured bond, according to arrest records. Both suspects have an April 10th court date.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
