Asheville Police Make Drug Trafficking Arrest

Asheville -- November 12, 2024:  Asheville Police Department Press Release:  Asheville Police Department officers

 arrested a woman on drug trafficking charges Saturday night. 

While conducting proactive enforcement in the area north of downtown around 9:21 on November 9th, officers encountered a vehicle committing multiple traffic violations. During the traffic stop on Crescent Street, the driver, Alexis Helena Cromer (11/24/1995), was found to be in possession of a trafficking amount of fentanyl as well as methamphetamine and Oxycodone. Cromer was taken into custody without incident. 

Seized:

9 Grams of Fentanyl

25 Grams of Methamphetamine

6 DU Oxycodone

Miscellaneous scales, baggies, and foil

$240

Arrested:

Alexis Helena Cromer (11/24/1995)

-Trafficking Fentanyl

-Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, or Deliver Methamphetamine

-Felony Possession of Schedule II

-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

-Misdemeanor Possession of Schedule II

-Parole Commission Violation

-Felony Probation Violation Out Of County

-Driving While License Revoked

-Failure To Stop For a Red Light

-Unsafe Lane Change

-Improper Use Of Lane

Cromer was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under NO BOND (ineligible for release) by a magistrate due to parole violation.

If you have any information about illegal drug activity, you are encouraged to contact the APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.