Nearly 2,300 pounds of marijuana seized from Asheville van; six arrested
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement found nearly 2,300 pounds of marijuana in a van at an Asheville home on 14 February 2017 and arrested six people, two of whom lived there. Each was charged with two felony counts of conspiracy to traffic marijuana; investigators valued the shipment at $3 million.
🇺🇸 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina · North Carolina, United States
Six people in western North Carolina were arrested after officers found more than a ton of marijuana in a van at a home in Asheville.[1][2]Stacy Cox of the Asheville office of North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement said officers found a shipment of nearly 2,300 pounds (about 1,043 kg) in the van around 7 p.m. on Tuesday.[1][2]
Tip, raid and charges
Law enforcement had received information that a large shipment of marijuana was expected in the Asheville area.[1][2]A local account says agents raided the Buncombe County home around 6.30 p.m. after an informant’s tip, with a helicopter overhead and officers on the scene until 2 a.m.[3]Investigators valued the marijuana at $3 million.[1][2][3]
Two of the people arrested lived at the home where the marijuana was found.[1][2]Those arrested were men and women ranging in age from 25 to 67.[3]All six were each charged with two felony counts of conspiracy to traffic marijuana.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
A law-firm summary citing Fox8 put the weight at 2,200 pounds rather than the nearly 2,300 pounds the ALE spokesperson gave; the report uses the official figure.
No origin for the shipment was reported.
No names or later court outcomes for the six people arrested were reported.
The High Times page shows a generic photograph of bagged cannabis that is not tied to this seizure, so no photo is listed.
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