Candler Man Charged, Faces Drug and Trafficking Charges

Asheville -- May 17, 2023: The following was reported by the Buncombe County Sheriff's
Office on social media May 16, 2023:

𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙-𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛, 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗗, 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛
𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗬 𝗗𝗥𝗨𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗦

(May 12, 2023) On Thursday, members of Buncombe County Illegal Gun Reduction and Narcotics Task Force (IGRANT), Haywood County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, and DEA-Asheville Post executed a search warrant at a motel room in Candler.
As a result of the search warrant, the following items were seized:
.54 pounds or 249 Grams of Methamphetamine
.25 pounds or 114.1 Grams of Fentanyl
29.4 Grams of Cocaine
194.2 Grams of Ephedrine
$4,034 in U.S. currency
Stacey Eugene Lail, age 49, of Candler, was taken into custody and charged with the following:
• Two counts of Trafficking Methamphetamine
• Trafficking Fentanyl
• Trafficking Cocaine
• Felony PWIMSD SCH I
• Felony PWIMSD SCH II
• Felony PWIMSD SCH II CS
• Felony Maintaining a VEH/DWELL/PLACE Controlled Substance
• Two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
“Thank you to the Haywood County Sheriff's Office and the DEA for their partnership with this investigation. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office will continue to work to dismantle high-level drug trafficking operations in our community,” says Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller.
Mr. Lail is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a $30,000 bond.

Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.