BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested following a traffic stop on Wednesday.

During a traffic stop on I-40 near Candler, deputies found Jason Andrew Jenkins of Pendelton, SC, to have trafficking quantities of illegal narcotics in his possession, as well as drug paraphernalia and more than $5,000 in cash. The following evidence was seized:

107.7 grams of Fentanyl

80.6 grams of Crack Cocaine

$5,367.25 of US Currency

6.6 grams of Marijuana

263.4 grams Mannitol (Used as a cutting agent/Drug Paraphernalia)

As a result of this investigation, Jenkins was charged with the following:

Trafficking in fentanyl by possession (Level III)

Trafficking in fentanyl by transportation (Level III)

Trafficking in cocaine by possession (Leve

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