Man faces up to 10 year sentence after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Monday, August 11, Adrian Maurice Jones, 45, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges from an incident on Aug. 9, 2021, according to the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office.

Jones pleaded guilty to Trafficking Opium/Heroin (Class E felony).

Jones is sentenced to a minimum of 90 months and a maximum of 120 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; that’s at least 7.5 years and at most 10 years. He will also pay a mandatory fine of $100,000…

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