Narcotics Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea and Prison Sentence for Lenoir County Man

A 33-year-old Lenoir County man has pleaded guilty to trafficking narcotics.

As a result of a narcotics investigation conducted by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, Dustin Grady of Deep was served with an outstanding warrant for his arrest in April 2025 for Trafficking Opium/Heroin.

On January 16, 2026, Grady pleaded guilty to Trafficking Opium/Heroin. He was sentenced to 70–93 months to be served in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction and was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.