Fentanyl trafficker apprehended in west Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Asheville Police Department arrested a man on drug trafficking charges Sunday afternoon in west Asheville.

APD officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle around 1:19 p.m. on Sunday, April 20 in the 40 block of Monte Vista Road. Officers made contact with the driver, Wayne Kenneth Wells Jr., 57, who was found to be in possession of a trafficking amount of fentanyl. Also in the vehicle was Brooklyn Ciara Shook, 30, who was wanted on an open warrant.

Both Wells and Shook were taken into custody without incident…

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