A Banks Pisgah Road Man is charged with possession of three different kinds of drugs for resale after the sheriff’s department reportedly found pills valued at more than $18,000 in his home Friday night.
Homer Anthony Petty, 43, was charged with possession of a Schedule II drug for resale (Morphine), possession of a Schedule II drug for resale (Dilaudid), and two counts of possession of a Schedule II drug for resale (Oxycodone).
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the bust was  part of his department's on-going investigation into the illegal sale of narcotics in the county.
Ray said drug detectives and other officers went to Petty's home on March 7 to do a probation visit and search after identifying him as a suspected drug dealer.
The search allegedly revealed 445 Dilaudid pills, packed in nine bags, in the pocket of a pair of jeans. Eight of the bags reportedly held 50 Dilaudid pills each, while one bag held 45 Dilaudid pills.
The sheriff said Petty relinquished another pill bottle that containing eighteen  30 mg Morphine pills, five 10 mg Oxycodone pills, and 23 15mg Oxycodone pills. Petty allegedly had no prescription for the pills.
Ray said the total street value of the seized drugs is $18,735.
Also seized were $6,968 in cash, scanners, and security cameras which allowed Petty to see who was entering his driveway.
His bond was set at $125,000, and he will appear in court on March 20.
Meanwhile, Patsy Ann Whitaker, 38, was issued a citation for simple possession of a Schedule IV drug (Xanax) and simple possession of a schedule VI drug (Marijuana) on March 6.
The sheriff said Whitaker was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped and searched on March 6. A tin containing Under Whitaker's seat was a tin that contained a green leafy substance believed to be less than a half ounce of marijuana was allegedly found under her seat.
A marijuana cigarette and two pills believed to be Xanax were reportedly found in Whitaker's purse.
The pills were in a pill bottle, but Whitaker apparently did not have a prescription for the pills.
She will appear in court on March 20.