| March 28,
2002 |
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| Woman
Charged with Selling "Ecstasy" |
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A Newton woman
was arrested March 27th in connection with selling and delivering the designer
drug "ecstasy," according to members of the Burke County Narcotics Task
Force.
Makisha Abbington Lutz, 20, of 422 East L Street, Newton,
reportedly had forty dosages of the drug in her possession at the time of her
arrest, along with an undisclosed amount of cash. |
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| After further investigation, detectives with the
Task Force contacted Newton Police Department investigators for assistance in a
search of Lutz' home. The search yielded twenty-three additional dosages of
ecstasy, which were discovered in an Aquafina water bottle with a hidden
compartment, according to reports. |
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| Lutz is facing charges in both Burke and Catawba
County for possession with intent to sell and deliver the drug. She has a first
court appearance in Burke County on April 1st and is under a $25,000 secured
bond. |
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| Also assisting in the investigation was the
narcotics division of the Lenoir Police Department. |
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