Joint Agency Operation Nets Two for Drugs


A joint investigation by agents of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s revealed on Thursday June 7th, 2018 that Susan Ann Logan age 37 of 2020 Lee Avenue, Sanford and Eric Andre Thompson Jr. age 28, of 622 Williamsburg Court, Sanford were involved in trafficking Marijuana via the US Postal Service.

Agents received information that Logan was receiving packages of Marijuana through the US Postal Service and began surveillance of the residence. On early Thursday morning June 7th, agents discovered that Logan received a large box delivered to the residence located at 2020 Lee Avenue, Sanford. While maintaining constant surveillance on the residence and the package delivered, agents observed a silver in color Nissan Altima pull into the driveway. Agents watched as Logan picked up the box from the front porch, where it had been since delivered by the Postal Service and walk to the Silver Nissan Altima.  Logan then placed the package into the trunk once opened by the driver. At this time agents from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office narcotics division and the NC SBI took both Susan Ann Logan and Eric Andre Thompson into custody for suspicion of trafficking Marijuana. Agents recovered the box placed into the trunk compartment of the vehicle and discovered almost 14 pounds of Marijuana and 78 units of cannabis oil, in glass vials for electronic vaporizer devices. Susan Logan was arrested, processed, and charged with one count of trafficking Marijuana, and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.  Eric Andre Thompson Jr. was arrested, processed, and charged with one count of trafficking in Marijuana, one count of felony maintaining a vehicle used for the storage and sells of an illegal controlled substance, and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Both Logan and Thompson were jailed under a $100,000.00 secured bond.         

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