Detective Jonathan Merritt said in a press release that on Friday while patrolling the Medoc community, Deputy G. H. Teal stopped Antwan Sherone Lynch, 20, of Enfield for a traffic violation. While investigating Lynch’s activities, Deputy Teal located a small amount of marijuana and a Dutch Masters cigar in the vehicle. Deputy Teal cited Lynch for simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia with an Oct. 28 court day. In the early morning hours of Saturday while on routine patrol on Highway 48 outside of Roanoke Rapids, Deputy C. Scott stopped a vehicle on Rhea Smith Road for a traffic violation. While investigating suspicious activity of the occupants, Deputy Scott conducted a pat down search of all the passengers. Deputy Scott located a straight razor concealed in the pants pocket of Milton Bailey, 21, of Enfield, as well as locating a pair of brass knuckles in the pants pocket of Kendrick Lamont Richardson, 18, also of Enfield. Both Bailey and Richardson were cited to appear in court for carrying concealed weapons on Nov. 3 On Sunday around 4 a.m. Deputy Joe Sealy responded to the Mimosa Drive area off Highway 158 to a disturbance involving two armed men. While en route to the call Deputy Sealey learned the men left the area on a van headed back towards Roanoke Rapids. While patrolling the area searching for the van and the armed individuals, Deputy Sealey located the van and stopped it at the Community Texaco on Highway 158. After investigating the occupants of the vehicle, a consent search was performed on the vehicle in which Deputy Sealey located a bag of what appeared to be powder cocaine, 15 individually wrapped bags of marijuana and 23 individually wrapped rocks of crack cocaine along with a loaded 9 mm handgun in a compartment in the vehicle. The compartment was located between Bobby Purnell Jr., 21 of Roanoke Rapids, and Eric Maurice Perry, 28, of Weldon, in the rear passenger area of the van. After investigating further Deputy Sealey charged both Purnell and Perry with possession with intent to sell and deliver a schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to dell and deliver a schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Purnell was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and Perry was additionally charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Purnell was held under an $8,000 bond and Perry was held under a $5,000.00 bond. Both Purnell and Perry have scheduled court appearances on Nov. 25.