Brian Carlton Dyckma
ELIZABETHTOWN — During the past several months, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous community complaints alleging the sale and delivery of controlled substances in the Bladenboro Community of Bladen County.
This information was received after a notable increase in reported overdoses stemming from the ingestion of Fentanyl-based pressed pills.
After receiving these complaints, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Unit obtained information leading Investigators to Brian Carlton Dyckma, a 31-year-old resident of Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Over the course of several months, Vice/Narcotics Agents purchased and/or had delivered approximately one kilogram of Fentanyl, in the form of pressed pills.
These pressed pills mimic the appearance of legitimate Oxycodone, Xanax, or Amphetamine tablets and have many street names such as, “Dirty 30’s, 30’s, Blues, Bars, Sticks, Bricks,” etc.
The appearance of these pills could cause a person to believe that they were taking a regular dosage unit of a legitimate prescription medication, when in fact, they are ingesting Fentanyl.
On Tuesday, Dyckma was arrested in Bladenboro, pursuant to a vehicle stop, after being found in possession of more than 600 grams of suspected Fentanyl.
Dyckma was arrested and charged with two countys of Trafficking heroin/opium, two counts of Possession of schedule II controlled substances and Maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling controlled substances.
Dyckma was held at the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center under a $500,000 bond. Additional federal charges are pending. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration also assisted with this investigation.
Sheriff McVicker said he wants residents of Bladen County as well as surrounding counties to be on the lookout for these look-alike pills.
“These pills mimic the appearance of legitimate Oxycodone, Xanax or Amphetamine tablets and have many street-names such as, Dirty 30’s, 30’s, Blues, Bars, Sticks, Bricks, etc.” McVicker said. “Please don’t take any medication unless it was prescribed to you by a Physician, and you received it from the pharmacy.”
Sheriff McVicker also stated that he wanted to thank our local and federal partners for their assistance with curbing the sale and delivery of illicit narcotics in and around Bladen County.