Man in jail, accused of having 18 pounds of meth, Burke County sheriff says

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Jesus Antonio Franco Enriquez, 45, is accused of having about 18 pounds of meth and is facing drug trafficking charges, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release Monday.

Enriquez, of Roswell, Georgia, faces several drug-related charges and is in jail under a $1 million secured bond.

This is the second major meth bust this month in Burke County.

A woman, also from Georgia, was caught with 17.6 pounds of meth when during a traffic stop near I-40.

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