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Fayetteville police were told the man known as Preacher didn’t sell heroin on Sundays, at least not until church was over.

Preacher was tied up conducting worship services at the church where he was pastor, Burning Bush Missionary Baptist, according to a search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

Robert McQueen, the man known as Preacher and the owner of McQ Bail Bonds on Market Square, was the main player in a heroin operation that was busted Tuesday night, police said.

McQueen, 59, of the 3200 block of McChoen Drive, off Pamalee Drive, was charged with 21 counts of trafficking in heroin and four counts of conspiring to sell and deliver heroin.

He sold it out of a duplex apartment building he owns at 1900 Slater Ave., the affidavit said.

Officers who searched the building found two guns, syringes, heroin packaged in plastic bags, a bag of marijuana and $20,696, according to documents.

A tip from an informant resulted in the searches. This is the account from the affidavit:

The informant told officers that a woman named Charlene was selling heroin in the Murchison Road area.

Police followed up the information and discovered that Charlene lived on the 1200 block of Henderson Avenue off Murchison Road. Public records showed the house was owned by 48-year-old Madeline Chambers. Police later learned that the woman known as Charlene was Chambers.

The informant had gone with a woman named Connie to buy heroin.

The informant said they drove to a store on Murchison Road. Connie walked down an alley and returned with heroin packaged in clear Ziplock bags.

Connie then said she needed to get in touch with Preacher to “facilitate” the purchase, according to the informant. Connie told the informant Chambers was buying heroin from Preacher.

Sometimes, when Connie didn’t want to walk in the alley, she and the informant drove along Normal Avenue looking for Preacher’s dark-colored sport utility vehicle.

If they couldn’t find it, they’d drive to Preacher’s church at 915 Ramsey St., on top of a hill just past the railroad underpass, the informant said.

Eventually, the informant began buying heroin directly from Chambers. The informant realized from the packaging that Connie and Chambers were getting their heroin from the same person.

Sometimes, the informant wanted to buy heroin on Sunday but had to wait until after church.

When the informant asked police if they knew Preacher, investigators found that drug officers had tried to make a controlled buy from Chambers and knew Preacher’s identity.

A controlled buy was set up by police. Charlene was contacted and arrangements were made for several packages of heroin.

Drug officers were watching Charlene and Preacher.

Moments after the call, Charlene left her home on Henderson Avenue and walked up Murchison Road.

McQueen left his home and drove to the building on Slater Avenue.

Minutes later, she returned to her house and McQueen left the building on Slater Avenue.

The locations are three-tenths of mile apart, according to the Google Map Web site.

The operation was shut down with the arrests and searches at the Slater Avenue building and Chambers’ home on Henderson Avenue.

At her house, officers found heroin, materials used for packaging and $916.

Chambers has been charged with 15 counts of trafficking in heroin and 16 counts of possessing heroin with intent to sell and deliver.

McQueen has an unlisted phone number. He did not return messages left at the bond business and the church.

Bail bondsmen are licensed through the state Department of Insurance.

McQueen has no history of complaints or disciplinary measures, said Kristin Milam, a spokeswoman for the department. She did not know how long McQueen had been licensed but said until the case is disposed of in court, his license remains active.

McQueen’s bail was set at $45,000. Bond was posted by bondsman John Perkins, according to court documents.

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