Nearly 10 people have been charged and over 20 pounds of meth has been seized as part of an investigation into a drug trafficking ring in Western North Carolina.
In Late May, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office launched investigation into a drug trafficking ring in the Weaverville area. The investigation was prompted after several members of the community called in and made complaints. On June 1st, a search of a home there turned up five pounds of meth, 18 grand in cash and three guns.
Cash and guns seized in the investigationBuncombe County Sheriff
About a week later, deputies executed a traffic stop on members of the ring and seized over five grand in cash and nearly a pound of meth. Investigators then were assisted by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office in searching a motel there, that members of the ring were operating out of. The motel search turned up nearly 18 pounds of meth. In total, 9 people were arrested in connection to the investigation and 8 of them face charges for trafficking meth.
