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Updated: January 23, 2026 @ 4:23 pm
Pictured is the evidence collected on Jan. 21 by the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force.
Antoine Williams
Antoine Williams
Pictured is the evidence collected on Jan. 21 by the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force.
WELDON — In the early evening hours of Jan. 21, the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force, with assistance from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division, and additional deputies, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Chestnut Street in Weldon.
According to a press release from the Facebook page of the sheriff’s office on Jan. 23, the search warrant concluded a multi-month investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics from the residence by the occupant, Antoine Williams. At the time the warrant was served, Williams was located inside the residence and taken into custody without incident.
During the search, investigators seized about 715 grams of MDMA tablets, commonly known as ecstasy or molly; about 500 grams of marijuana; large quantities of packaging materials and digital scales; U.S. currency; and five firearms.
Williams is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a 2013 conviction for possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine).
Williams was arrested and charged by the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force with trafficking in MDMA, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver MDMA, possession of a Schedule I controlled substance (MDMA), possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for the sale of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, and five counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Williams was denied bond pursuant to the Pretrial Integrity Act (HB 813, 2023), as he was already out on pretrial release for a 2025 charge of insurance fraud at the time of his arrest.
The Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force is comprised of deputies from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. This partnership enhances manpower and resources to more effectively combat drug and gang activity in Halifax County.
Citizens are encouraged to report suspicious activity or suspected drug or gang involvement to the Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force at 252-991-9999 or to Halifax County Communications via the non-emergency number at 252-583-1991.
Antoine Williams
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