A routine traffic stop in Haywood County recently netted police over 4 pounds of meth. Haywood County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to pullover a driver, later identified as Brandon Purvis of Waynesville, on US 23, but he sped off prompting a brief police pursuit which ended when Purvis stopped near Lake Junaluska after police say he allegedly threw a black back from the car. Haywood County Sheriff’s deputies retrieved the bag and found 4.1 pounds of meth. He was booked in the Haywood County Detention Center and was being held on a $2,000,000.00 bond.
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