NEWTON, N.C. - On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Narcotics Investigators with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office and Hickory Police Department executed a search warrant in Catawba, N.C. at the residence of Tevin Donzell Wilfong.

During the search investigators seized 131.78 grams of cocaine, 1.58 pounds of marijuana, $3,177 in United States Currency, one .45 caliber handgun, ten dosage units of Xanax, six dosage units of Clonazepam and two digital scales with cocaine.

Wilfong was arrested and has been charged with Trafficking in Cocaine, Maintaining a Dwelling for the Purposes of Manufacturing, Selling or Delivering Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Vehicle for the Purposes of Manufacturing, Selling or Delivering Controlled Substances, Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell or Deliver Schedule VI Controlled Substances, two counts of Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Wilfong received a $100,000 secured bond and had a first appearance in Catawba County District Court on April 27, 2022.

Sheriff Brown said: “We appreciate the assistance of Hickory Police Department in this investigation. Together we are making a major impact on drug traffickers operating in Catawba County.”