72-year-old Paul Douglas Baker of Maiden and 43-year-old Rebecca Nicole Huitron of Conover were both arrested by Maiden Police on September 12.
Following the arrests, Officers executed a search warrant on Baker’s residence on East Main Street in Maiden.
Baker was charged with four counts of trafficking cocaine, three counts of possession of cocaine, and four counts of possession of a firearm by felon, all felonies. Huitron was charged with felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
Baker was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under a $750,000 secured bond. Huitron was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility. Baker was scheduled to appear in District Court and Huitron was scheduled to appear in Superior Court, both Friday (September 13) in Newton.
In addition to the Maiden Police Department, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Department of Homeland Security assisted in the investigation.
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