NC Teacher Busted for Drugs

(Brunswick County, North Carolina) A kindergarten teacher at Virginia Williamson Elementary School in Brunswick County, Candice Brooke Smith, was arrested Monday for allegedly possessing Fentanyl, a powerful opiate.

Smith was arrested along with her alleged drug dealer, Bryan Knight.

"He was taking the medications he was prescribed legally by a doctor, and ultimately diverting them for profit,” said a Brunswick County Vice detective.

According to vice narcotic officers, the effect of one patch of Fentanyl is equal to ten bags of heroin. "Because inherently these drugs are getting in the hands of people, they're dying, over-dosing, and getting in the hands of kids. These drugs aren't meant to be taken recreationally."

Brunswick County Sheriff's Department says an incident currently under investigation led them to find out Smith was using highly potent opiates.

In an interview with detectives, we're told she revealed information about how she got the drugs. That leads to the arrest of Bryan Knight who is now charged with 14 counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver a controlled substance.

Smith has been suspended from her teaching position pending the outcome of an investigation.