Asheville -- June 28, 2024: Asheville Police Press Release: Asheville Police arrest a man on gun and drug charges

while continuing targeted enforcement in a south Asheville neighborhood.

While conducting the targeted enforcement, detectives made contact with Zaire Wanya Lytle near the Hampton Street and Caribou Road intersection around 2:14 p.m. on June 26th. During the investigation, Lytle was found to be in possession of a concealed firearm and was taken into custody without incident. A juvenile passenger in the vehicle was found to be in possession of drugs.

Seized:
-Smith & Wesson M&P9 pistol
-3.4g of crack cocaine
-30.31g of marijuana
Arrested:

Zaire Wanya Lytle
-Carrying a Concealed Gun

Lytle was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility, and released on a $1,500 secured bond.
If you have any information about gun or drug activity, please contact the APD by calling (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411 or using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search "Asheville PD" in your app store).

Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.




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