Garner man charged after deputies seize $180K worth of drugs in home

GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Garner man is facing felony drug charges Wednesday after Johnston County deputies said they found a large-scale marijuana packaging and distribution operation inside his garage. Authorities said the operation also involved THC edibles and psilocybin mushrooms, according to the Johnston County Report.

Deputies arrested 51-year-old Douglas Scott Allen on Tuesday.

The sheriff's office said Allen had an estimated $180,000 worth of drugs inside is house on Olympic Trail.

Allen was charged with three counts of trafficking marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a Schedule I controlled substance, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was held under a $50,000 secured bond.