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Two arrested in cocaine drug bust in Kitty Hawk

Posted at 4:53 PM, Jun 26, 2014
and last updated 2014-06-26 16:54:01-04

The Dare County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested two people after witnessing a hand-to-hand drug transaction in a Kill Devil Hills parking lot on June 14th.

They also seized quantities of cocaine and marijuana as well as a substantial amount of currency.

The two arrested were 29-year-old Christopher Omar Hinton and 26-year-old John David Setford.

Both have been charged with Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Cocaine, Selling Cocaine, and Maintaining a Vehicle/Place/Dwelling to keep Controlled Substances.

Hinton was released on a $50,000 bond. Setford was committed to the Dare County Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 bond.