MURPHY, N.C. — According to police, two men from Tennessee are facing charges in North Carolina after a report of domestic assault at a casino led to a $3 million marijuana bust.
Officers from the Cherokee Indian Police Department responded to Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy.
According to a news outlet, they arrested a man from Tennessee for assault.
While the officers were at the casino, a U-haul with a North Carolina license plate for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians arrived.
In a search of the vehicle, officers found loaded syringes, firearms, and more than 900 pounds of marijuana valued at $3 million.
The driver of the U-haul was arrested and charged with drug trafficking.