Two people arrested in Unicoi after officers found over a kilogram of methamphetamine | WJHL

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UNICOI, Tenn. (WJHL) – Unicoi County Sheriff’s Drug Interdiction Deputies arrested two people Thursday after discovering over a kilogram of methamphetamine, according to a release from Chief Deputy Frank Rogers.

After a traffic violation on Interstate 26 in the Temple Hill area, officers reportedly discovered the following while searching the vehicle:

• Glass smoking pipes
• different bags
• Metal pipes with drug residue
• NARCAN
• marijuana
• digital scales
• grinder
• Counterweight
• a package weighing over a kilogram containing a crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine
• a second bag of methamphetamine
• $417.00

The driver, Elizabeth Ann Bolen, 41, of Kingsport, TN, was arrested and charged with the following, according to the news release.

• Driving with methamphetamine
• Possession of marijuana
• Maintaining an apartment for drugs
• unlawful removal of a license plate
• illegal possession of drug paraphernalia

The passenger, Zachary Alan Richards, 28, of Fall Branch, TN, was arrested and charged with the following, according to the news release.

• Felony: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute
• Maintaining an apartment for drugs
• illegal possession of drug paraphernalia

Officers took Bolen and Richards to the Unicoi County Jail. During an arraignment Friday, Unicoi County General Sessions Court set bail at $150,000 for Richards and $25,000 for Bolen.

This arrest is part of the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office’s enhanced drug interdiction program.