BENSON – A man on probation for weapons and narcotics convictions was arrested following a joint investigation.
Dylan Thomas Vu was arrested Wednesday morning after agents executed a search warrant at an apartment on Tide Circle off NC Highway 210 near Interstate 40.
Vu had been under investigation by federal ATF agents, Raleigh Police, and the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation began while Vu was living in Wake County and then moved to Johnston County. Undercover officers reportedly made narcotic and gun hardware purchases from the 24 year-old suspect.
During the raid at his McGee’s Crossroads area apartment, agents said they seized a dozen firearms, including a stolen gun and a Glock handgun that had been converted to a fully automatic handgun. Four automatic weapon conversion kits were located in the apartment along with a large undisclosed amount of cash.
Approximately 200 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms was also found during Wednesday’s search warrant.
Vu was charged with five counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, possession of a stolen firearm, and felony possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver a controlled substance.
Vu was confined in the Johnston County Detention Center under a $250,000 secured bond.
The investigation remains ongoing.
I’m sure a liberal judge will give them six months probation.
There is a liberal judge in Joco?
They need to abolish section 8. Nothing good comes out of section 8.
Housing has nothing to do with him being a criminal. He could’ve been living in a $800k neighborhood and he would be doing the same thing.
F**k Yall comments and the police free my boy
Yes back into a neighborhood filled with children with his guns and drugs. You just mad you gotta find a new plug
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Is that all you got…. 🤣
$250,000 bond, this is a joke, right? This guy is already on probation, why would you give him only a $250,000 secured bond. It is clear these guns were not for his hobby, so we all know he was up to no good. I wonder how many shooting this guy was already involved in. It is clear all the LEO’s involved in this operation did a fantastic job to get this animal off the streets, but it is a shame the stupid judge does not see it that way. Again, I want to say to all the LEO’s involved, you did a great job and JOCO in thankful for your dedication and service.
He will be out by the weekend
There are hundreds of school children just yards from there at the middle and elementary schools. This joker needs to stay out of circulation for a few years!
Why a bond?!?! Lock his no good pos up and throw away the key!!! With the families in that complex, the children and schools there he needs to never see the light of day. Oh, and Happy Mother’s Day to his Mother, she has to be so proud of him.
Was he living subsidized homes. On probation from Wake County. How did he pass the back round check? But BENSON GREEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP out of Fayetteville is the owner. They have one in Cleveland community that a young boy was killed at about three years ago. They keep getting loan from HUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!