Cherryville PD is one of many involved in drug arrest

by MICHAEL E. POWELL

Editor michael@cfmedia.info

In a recent CPD press release, Cherryville’s newest police chief, Brandon Hunsucker, said that on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 members of department, along with officers of the Gaston County Police Department, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, the N.C. SBI; the United States Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), United States (HSI) Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Secret Service executed a search warrant on sult of an approximately seven-month long investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl; methamphetamine; and marijuana, which was being distributed into the community, county and state, along with illegally possessing firearms. This investigation included multiple controlled and undercover drug buys.”

Chief Hunsucker also noted that, because of this investigation, the Narcotics Division of the Cherryville Police Department arrested Bryan Ramon Torres, an Hispanic male.

According to Chief Hun-