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Asheville, NC (Oct. 12, 2022): Asheville Police Department Detectives and Officers arrested a drug dealer for trafficking cocaine while they were conducting crime prevention measures

near downtown Asheville Tuesday afternoon.

Elijah Bukhari Hassan (6/25/1997) was arrested near the 400 block of South French Broad Ave. around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and charged with the following:
* Trafficking in Cocaine by Possession (Level II)
* Trafficking in Cocaine by Transport (Level II)
* Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Schedule II
* Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of a School
* Maintain a Vehicle for Controlled Substances
* Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
* No Operator’s License
Seized:
* 61.05 grams of crack cocaine
* Digital scale
* $8,357
Hassan was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility Tuesday afternoon with a $125,000 secured bond.
APD Detectives encourage anyone who has information about illegal gun or drug activity to send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411. You can also use the TIP2APD smartphone application (search "Asheville PD" in your app store). You can also contact APD at (828) 252-1110.

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.