Police: Traffic stop in Asheville leads to 3 drug-related arrests

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – Three people have been arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop Sunday evening, according to Asheville Police.

Police identified the suspects as 39-year-old Alan Lee Hopper, 29-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Bennett and 23-year-old Tanyjae Ray Whitson.

According to police, officers saw a vehicle without proper lighting near the 100 block of Stewart Street around 8:59 p.m.

During the stop, police said all three suspects were found to be in possession of fentanyl. Whitson has a trafficking amount of fentanyl…

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