CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal investigators are still looking for one Charlotte-area fugitive they want to arrest on felony drug conspiracy charges.
Authorities said James Coulter is one of 10 men who worked together to sell more than 11 pounds of cocaine and crack cocaine in Gaston and Mecklenburg counties.
The other nine people investigators say are involved were arrested Thursday morning including: Derwin Durham, 56, of Gastonia; James Michael Barber, 41, of Gastonia; Carroll Macarthur Williams, 34, of Kings Mountain; Thomas Monteres Burris, 33, of Gastonia; Larry Donnell Erby Jr., 34, of Gastonia; Mario Demond Floyd, 33, of Gastonia; Tony Lamar Floyd, 45, of Gastonia; Lance Richard Pagan, 43, of Gastonia; and Torben Lamont Jackson, 33, of Charlotte.
While executing the arrest warrants and search warrants, law enforcement seized three firearms, approximately $67,000 in cash, two motorcycles, three vehicles, bullets, drugs and drug-making paraphernalia.
The drug conspiracy charge against Durham and Barber carries a statutory mandatory life sentence and $20 million fine. The drug conspiracy charge against Pagan and Jackson carries a statutory minimum term of 20 years and a maximum of life in prison and a $20 million fine. The drug conspiracy charge against the remaining defendants carries a statutory minimum term of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine.
The nine defendants' detention hearings have been scheduled for Sept. 24 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keesler.
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