Six Charged In North Carolina With Trafficking A Ton Of Pot

Six people in western North Carolina have been arrested after officials found more than a ton of marijuana in a van.

Stacy Cox with the Asheville office of North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement told local news outlets that officers found a shipment of nearly 2,300 pounds in a van at a home in Asheville around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Cox says law enforcement received information that a large shipment of marijuana was expected in the Asheville area. Investigators said the marijuana was worth $3 million. Cox said she could not say whether the marijuana was intended for resale locally.

Two of the people arrested live at the home where the marijuana was found. Each of the six people was charged with two felony counts of conspiracy to traffic marijuana.

According to The Citizen Times, the amount of marijuana involved is among the largest arrests, if not the largest, recorded in the area in recent years.

Local and state agencies involved in the task force include the State Bureau of Investigation, State Highway Patrol, Buncombe County Sheriff's Office and Asheville Police Department.