‘Operation Shadowfall’ leads to at least 13 arrests, more than 60 charges in Burke County

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BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A two-day traffic enforcement operation dubbed “Operation Shadowfall” led to at least 13 arrests and more than 60 charges in Burke County this month.

The multi-agency operation took place across Burke County on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6.

Deputies said officers set up four checking stations and conducted multiple saturation patrols throughout the county. The charges included:

• Two counts of driving while impaired (DWI)
• Two counts of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance
• One count of possession of methamphetamine
• One count of possession of drug paraphernalia
• One count of felony flee to elude arrest
• 61 additional charges

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The sheriff’s office said officers also served 13 outstanding arrest warrants but did not say how many other people, if any, were taken into custody.