Warner Robins man convicted for ‘possessing nearly every illegal drug known to man,’ according to district attorney

WARNER ROBINS — A Warner Robins man pled guilty to a slew of charges Monday after police found 11 types of drugs in his house, vehicle and storage unit, according to a press release from the Houston County District Attorney’s Office.

Nicholaz Cortez Durham, 58, pled guilty on Oct. 27 to trafficking cocaine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and posession of a firearm by a convicted felony. He also pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute for fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, buprenorphine, methadone and carisoprodol. 

Durham had three previous felony drug convictions, two for possession with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, then 25 years on probation and a $200,000 fine.

Durham was under investigation by the Warner Robins Police Department’s Narcotic Intelligence Unit. Investigators performed several controlled purchases from Durham between June and September 2024.

Investigators obtained a warrant and searched Durham’s residence, vehicle and storage unit in September 2024. He was taken into custody during the search.

Law enforcement seized over 700 grams of marijuana, 150 grams of fentanyl, 100 grams of methamphetamine, 60 grams of cocaine, 16 grams of heroin, over 800 alprazolam (Xanax) pills, 700 oxycodone pills, 200 hydrocodone pills, a handful of carisoprodol pills, 38 buprenorphine patches, a container of methadone, pill bottles with altered labels, scales and packing material, two firearms, and over $5,000 in cash.

Investigators Bobby Stone and Joshua Dokes primarily investigated the case. Durham was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Amy Smith and prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Mike Smith.

Mike Smith and Houston County District Attorney Eric Edwards provided comments on the case:

“The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the dedication of the Warner Robins Police Department Narcotics Intelligence Unit for their heroic efforts in working together to bring down a career criminal that has peddled poison in our community. We would like to especially highlight Investigators Bobby Stone and Joshua Dokes’ endeavors in this successful prosecution,” Mike Smith said.

Edwards said, “Nicholas Durham was not someone dabbling in drugs — he was a career trafficker pumping some of the most dangerous substances on earth into our community. Fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine — this was a one-man pharmacy of poison operating out of a neighborhood in Warner Robins, and he did it while armed and already a convicted felon. Thanks to the outstanding, coordinated work of the Warner Robins Police Department’s Narcotics Intelligence Unit, this defendant will spend many years in prison instead of endangering families in Houston County. Our office will continue to hold traffickers accountable and protect our community from those who profit off addiction, death, and despair.”