CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. —

A federal investigation in North Carolina led to the seizure of nearly 75 kilograms of narcotics and more than $375,000 in cash.

In February, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office began investigating several suspected drug traffickers operating in the Catawba Valley region of North Carolina. As the investigation progressed a county investigator who also serves as a task force officer with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made several controlled purchases. This prompted the ATF to adopt this investigation federally.

On Oct. 23, ATF agents and TFO’s executed a federal search warrant at a home on Rocky Mount Road in Granite Falls. Catawba County investigators were also present and arrested 40-year-old Kenneth Travis.

The search led authoriti

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