Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Salisbury police, with the assistance of Rowan County Drug Task Force officers, served one final search warrant at 429 E. Fisher St.

A current resident of the home, Patsy Hamilton, 33, was cited with possession of marijuana. Tobie Lowe, 39, 501 N.Cedar St., was also cited with possession of marijuana as a result of the search.

Salisbury Police Capt. Mark Wilhelm said police believe a third person at the home swallowed a bag of crack cocaine when they arrived.

That suspect was not charged.

“The house itself has been a problem for us for probably 10 years, at least,” Wilhelm said.

“In the past, at different times, we’ve recovered — and it’s been different residents — but we’ve recovered crack cocaine and other substances,” Wilhelm said.

Wilhelm said the charges in the past have included dealing drugs and using drugs. Undercover officers made a purchase Wednesday.

“That is really one place that I would like to see fixed up,” he said.

The house was one of the stops during the drug roundup in March, Wilhelm said.

Police Chief Chris Herring recognized a problem by looking at the increasing number of visits to the house.

“When I took a look at the statistical information, there was a lot of officer-initiated calls for service,” Herring said. That initiation came from the new foot patrol program and officers who stopped suspicious cars or people in that neighborhood.

“We do have a problem-solving session going with neighbors, business owners, Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare and the City Recreational Department to come together and address the issues and concerns in that particular neighborhood,” he said.

Herring hopes selling the house is a step in the direction of cleaning up some of the drug problems.

“One way we are working to clean up the neighborhood is increasing drug arrests, increasing police activity and visibility. And the community has also helped by coming together and meeting to work on the issue,” Herring said.