On July 8, 2024, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from Craven County Sheriff’s Office, New Bern Police Department, Greenville Regional Drug Task Force and NC SBI arrested 25-year-old Patrick O’Brien Coffey of Greenville, NC on multiple drug charges. This arrest resulted from a multi-jurisdictional drug investigation into Coffey and ended with Deputies executing a search warrant on a residence in Edward, NC.
A thorough search was conducted of the property and Deputies located and seized 48 grams of cocaine, 7 grams of fentanyl, 20 grams of marijuana, $4,890 in US currency and two firearms.
Patrick O’Brien Coffey was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under No Bond under the following charges:
– Felony Trafficking in Cocaine by Possession
– Felony Trafficking in Opium/Heroin by Possession
– Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana up to ½ Ounce
– Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds encourages anyone with information regarding suspected drug sale/use or any other crime to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946-7111. You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at (252) 974-6400 or submit confidential tips online at www.p3tips.com/195. Crime Stoppers only wants your information, not your name.
