BC Sheriff's Seize Over 72 Grams Fentanyl & Methamphetamine  

Buncombe County -- August 2, 2024: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office Press Release: Vladislav Dimitriye Nesterenko,

age 30, of Candler, NC, has been charged with multiple drug trafficking charges following an investigation conducted by the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office.

On Thursday, July 25th, 2024, members of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Illegal Gun Reduction and Narcotics Taskforce (IGRANT) unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle, which led to the seizure of a large amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

As a result of this investigation, IGRANT agents seized:

49.9 grams of Methamphetamine
22.2 grams of Fentanyl
2 grams of Cocaine
$716.00 in US Currency
Miscellaneous Drug Paraphernalia
 

After this investigation, Vladislav Dimitriye Nesterenko was arrested and charged with:

Trafficking Methamphetamine by possession (Level I)
Trafficking Methamphetamine by transportation (Level I)
Trafficking Opium or Heroin by possession (Level II)
Trafficking Opium or Heroin by transportation (Level II)
PWIMSD SCH II CS
Felony Possession of Cocaine
Maintain Vehicle/Dwelling/Place CS
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
No Operators License
 

Nesterenko was placed in the Buncombe County Detention Facility with a $196,000.00 bond.

“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.

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.