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Four people from Maryland face drug charges after traffic stop in Currituck County

(Dare County Sheriff's Office)

On August 20, 2024, at approximately 7:24 p.m., a deputy with the Currituck County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of Caratoke Highway due to a traffic violation involving a possible impaired driver.

After a brief conversation with the driver, the officers had sufficient suspicion to search the vehicle. They found significant quantities of drugs and a hidden firearm. Following the search, all four occupants of the vehicle were arrested and brought before a judge.

The driver, Ms. Shannon Thrasher, 38, of Baltimore, MD, was charged with:

  • Serious cocaine trafficking (x3)
  • Serious Crime: Providing a Vehicle/Dwelling/Location for Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Simple Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Simple Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Simple Possession of Schedule III Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Possession of drug paraphernalia

Ms. Thrasher was held on a $250,000 secured bond and is currently incarcerated at the Currituck County Detention Center.

Mr. Travis Dukes, 37, of Pikesville, MD, the passenger, was charged with:

  • Serious possession of cocaine

Mr. Dukes was held on a $100,000 secured bond and is currently being held at the Currituck County Detention Center.

Mr. Reginald Dennis, 55, of Glencoe, MD, the rear seat passenger, was charged with:

  • Serious cocaine trafficking (x3)
  • Serious possession of cocaine with intent to sell or distribute
  • Offense: Simple Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Simple Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Simple Possession of Schedule III Controlled Substances
  • Offense: Carrying a concealed weapon
  • Offense: Possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Offense: Possession of marijuana (up to ½ ounce)

Mr. Dennis was placed on a $250,000 secured bond and is currently incarcerated at the Currituck County Detention Center.

Ms. Laleh Vint, 41, of Baltimore, MD, the other rear seat passenger, was charged with:

  • Serious cocaine possessionAggravated cocaine possession
  • Drug paraphernalia
  • Offense: Possession of marijuana paraphernalia

Ms. Vint was placed on a $150,000 secured bond and is currently incarcerated at the Currituck County Detention Center.

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