Hendersonville man charged with over 14 grams of 'suspected' fentanyl, other drugs

Dean Hensley, Hendersonville Times-News
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HENDERSONVILLE - The Henderson County Sheriff's Office posted on its Facebook page on Feb. 2 that it had closed another "drug house" in the county that was located at 414 Harris Street.

With assistance from the Henderson County SWAT Team, the Henderson County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the house on Feb. 1, the post said. The Sheriff's Office said the search warrant was a result of a investigation that started after detectives received numerous community complaints regarding heavy traffic at the residence.

Karleef Caldwell, 45, of Hendersonville, was located at the home upon execution of the search warrant, and as a result of the search, detectives found the following items:

  • 14.32 grams of suspected fentanyl

  • 4.96 grams of methamphetamine

  • 3.81 grams of crack cocaine

  • 14.5 dosage units of a Schedule IV controlled substance

  • 10 dosage units of a Schedule III controlled substance

  • 2.41 grams of marijuana

The Sheriff's Office posted that Caldwell was taken into custody without incident and was charged with the following crimes related to the search warrant execution:

  • Felony trafficking in opiate/opium

  • Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver (PWIMSD) Schedule II controlled substance

  • Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver methamphetamine

  • Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver cocaine

  • Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver Schedule VI controlled substance

  • Felony maintain a dwelling for purpose of sell/deliver controlled substance

  • Felony manufacture/sell/deliver a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park

  • Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver Schedule III controlled substance

  • Possess marijuana up to a 1/2 ounce

  • Possess drug paraphernalia

Caldwell is currently being held at the Henderson County Detention Center under a $500,000.00 secured bond.

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