Posted on March 21, 2022

First-Grade Teacher Charged With Drug Trafficking

Gino Spocchia, The Independent, March 20, 2022

Police have arrested a first-grade teacher and another individual on drug trafficking charges.

Antonisha Chambers, 34, was arrested at her home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Friday.

Antonisha Chambers

Antonisha Chambers

Detectives seized “over 4 pounds of methamphetamine during this investigation”, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a statement on Saturday.

Ms Chambers was arrested along with another person, Bradford Gordon, according to police. Both were charged with trafficking the drug methamphetamine.

As well as possessing methamphetamine, the pair were accused of transporting the drug, more commonly known as crystal meth, from the property.

According to the drug awareness organisation, Frank, crystal meth is a powerful stimulant usually taken in pill form.

Police said Ms Chambers is a first-grade teacher at Honeycutt Elementary School in Fayetteville.{snip}

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Police said both Ms Chambers and Mr Gordon were working in the US on visas. {snip}

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