United States v. Carter

The instant case results from a Task Force investigation into drug trafficking in the area of the Campbell Terrace Public Housing Project in Fayetteville, North Carolina. An indictment naming 20 defendants was returned by the Grand Jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on March 3, 1998. In general terms, the indictment alleged (1) a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including heroin and crack cocaine, beginning January 1, 1987, and continuing until March 5, 1998, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 846 (Count 1), and (2) firearms violations during the course and scope of the drug conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (Counts 2-38).