Pickard Road Couple Arrested

 On Wednesday October 25^th, 2017 Lee County Sheriff’s narcotics agents responded to 152 Pickard Road, Sanford at the request of the NC Probation and Parole. NC probation and parole were in the process of a home visit, and located what they believed to be components of methamphetamine manufacturing. Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics agents secured the scene. 

Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division has a certified clandestine laboratory safety officer certified through the North Carolina State Bureau Of Investigations, who was able to confirm that the components located was an active methamphetamine laboratory. At this point the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations Clandestine Laboratory team was notified of the active lab. Lee County agents applied for a search warrant for the property, along with a destruction order, which was issued by a Superior court judge and with the aid of the NC SBI agents were able to process, collect and contain all potentially dangerous materials. 

Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics agents arrested Aaron Taylor Moore age 24 of 152 Pickard Road Sanford. Moore was charged with 3 counts of felony possession of precursors with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, 1 count of felony manufacture methamphetamine, 1 count of felony possession of methamphetamine, 1 count of felony maintaining a dwelling place for keeping or sales of an illegal controlled substance, and 1 count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Moore was jailed under a $20,000.00 secured bond.

Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics agents were also able to determine that a female on scene had initially given NC Probation and Parole agents and Lee County Sheriff’s Narcotics agents’ false information was entered wanted as a felony probation absconder. Sarah Elaine Smith, age 25 with no current residence at the time of arrest was charged with identity theft by giving agents the name of  “Carla Smith” with the intent to avoid legal consequences and 1 count felony absconding. Smith was jailed under $15,000.00 secured bond. 

On Thursday October 26^th Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics agents were also able to determine by searching the NPLEX database that Sara Smith was involved in the manufacturing methamphetamine process by purchasing Pseudoephedrine at Walgreens located at 1956 South Horner Boulevard, Sanford. NPLEX is the National Precursor Log Exchange, which shares all Pseudoephedrine sales nationwide with doctors, pharmacist, and law enforcement. Smith was charged with additional charges of possession with the intent to distribute an immediate precursor chemical that would be used in the methamphetamine manufacturing process, and 1 count of felony conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. Smith received an additional $15,000.00.