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Henderson Drug Kingpin Sentenced to Almost 27 Years in Federal Prison

A federal judge sentenced Alexander Trowbridge to nearly 27 years for leading a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl and heroin in Eastern North Carolina.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 25, 2026, 2:06 p.m. ET
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A federal judge Alexander Trowbridge, also known as “Snow,” 41, of Henderson, North Carolina, to almost 27 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced on August 24, 2026. Trowbridge was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and more than 2.2 pounds of heroin; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and possession of a firearm by a felon. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the investigation began in August 2019 and identified Trowbridge as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that obtained kilogram-level quantities of heroin and fentanyl from New Jersey and sold them throughout Vance, Durham, Warren, Wake, Wilson, Franklin, and Granville counties. The drugs were often packaged in baggies stamped with a “Toy Story” emblem. On November 17, 2022, law enforcement executed search warrants at three locations in Henderson, seizing firearms, ammunition, currency, and heroin and fentanyl mixtures. “Drug trafficking organizations can no longer hide in Eastern North Carolina,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “We shut down this network, and we are coming for the rest to clean these predators off our streets and protect the citizens.” Several other members of the organization have already been , including Bridgett Burrows (seven and a half years), Marques D. Gray (eight years), Daquan Lovely (eight years and one month), Joseph Trowbridge (seven years), and Dwayne Trowbridge (eight years). The case was investigated by the ATF, DEA, NCSBI, Henderson Police Department, and Vance County Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is part of Operation TYM 2 Block the Bridge of the Homeland Security Task Force, established by Executive Order 14159.

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