Five charged following six-month drug trafficking investigation; civil forfeiture filed against The Garden Inn

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced charges against five individuals following a six-month drug trafficking investigation. The government also filed a civil forfeiture action against the real property of The Garden Inn motel, alleging the property facilitated significant illegal drug activity.

This is the case that makes the public record do the accusing: the property was named in a court filing, the allegation is sourced and citable, and the editorial framing is the government's own — not ours.