Wilmington man facing meth, fentanyl trafficking charges Robert James Bickford (Source: NHCSO) By WECT Staff | April 16, 2021 at 11:03 AM EDT - Updated April 16 at 11:04 AM CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County authorities confiscated methamphetamine and fentanyl from a Wilmington man following a drug trafficking investigation in Carolina Beach. According to a news release, detectives with the Carolina Beach Police Department and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop Thursday on a car occupied by 34-year-old Robert James Bickford, who then tried to flee from officers before being caught. Bickford allegedly assaulted an officer during his escape attempt, the news release stated.