Swananoa Man Faces Drug Trafficking Charges

Buncombe County -- July 19, 2024: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office Press Release: Aaron Daniel Jones of Swannanoa

has been charged with multiple drug trafficking charges following an investigation conducted by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.

On July 11th, 2024, members of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office IGRANT unit, along with members of the Macon County Sheriff’s Office and the Franklin Police Department, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle which led to the seizure of a large amount of fentanyl.

As a result of this investigation, IGRANT agents seized:

-$18,104.15 in US Currency

-45.8 grams of Fentanyl

-Glock 44 handgun with ammunition

-A diamond necklace

-Miscellaneous Drug Paraphernalia

-Less than ½ oz of Marijuana

-38 Dosage Units of Alprazolam

-13 Dosage Units of Buprenorphine

After this investigation, Aaron Jones was arrested and charged with:

-Level III Trafficking in Fentanyl by Transport

-Level III Trafficking in Fentanyl by Possession

-Maintaining a Vehicle

-Firearm by Felon

-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Jones was placed in the Buncombe County Detention Facility with a $170,000.00 bond.

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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