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Moore Man Faces Multiple Charges in Cocaine Arrest

A Moore County man faces 32 felony charges related to cocaine and two related to marijuana following what sheriff's deputies said was a month-long undercover investigation.

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Joseph Leo Stuber
PINEHURST, N.C. — A Moore County man faces 32 felony charges related to cocaine and two related to marijuana following what sheriff's deputies said was a month-long undercover investigation.

They arrested Joseph Leo Stuber, 50, of 45 Windmere Road, Pinehurst, after executing a search warrant Wednesday, Sheriff Lane Carter said in a statement.

Stuber was charged with possessing, selling and transporting cocaine, maintaining a dwelling and a vehicle to keep drugs, and marijuana possession. He was held at the Moore County Detention Center in lieu of a $110,000 bond.

Deputies said they seized 140 grams (about 5 ounces) of cocaine, 124 grams of marijuana and two guns at Stuber's home.

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