ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) -- Three people have been charged after authorities located trafficking quantities of fentanyl and cocaine during a drug bust in East Asheville.
On Aug. 14, members of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office and Animal Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the Dogwood Court Apartments following an extended investigation into a drug trafficking organization.
Deputies seized 50.6 grams of fentanyl, 30.1 grams of cocaine, items of drug paraphernalia and more than $16,000 during the search.
As a result of the investigation, deputies charged the following:
Trafficking by Possession Fentanyl Lv. III
Trafficking by Manufacturing Fentanyl Lv. III
Trafficking by Possession Cocaine Lv. I
Trafficking by Manufacturing Cocaine Level I
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Trafficking by Possession Fentanyl Lv. III
Trafficking by Manufacturing Fentanyl Lv. III
Trafficking by Possession Cocaine Lv. I
Trafficking by Manufacturing Cocaine Level I
Possession of drug paraphernalia
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