3 people arrested, 2.95 pounds of meth seized in Buncombe County

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people Tuesday on charges of trafficking and seized 2.95 pounds of methamphetamine.

James Edward Ziglar III, of Waynesville, is being held on a $80,000 bond. Ziglar is charged with:

• Trafficking methamphetamine by possession
• Trafficking methamphetamine by transportation
• Conspire to traffic methamphetamine
• Maintaining vehicle/dwelling/place for selling a controlled substance
• Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Items seized from Ziglar included 228 grams of methamphetamine, $1,639 in U.S. currency and a 2015 Toyota Tacoma.

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