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The Wilkes Sheriffâs Officeâs latest round of felony drug arrests reflects the increased prevalence of imported methamphetamine in Wilkes County, said Capt. Craig Dancy, who heads the agencyâs narcotics unit. âEverything has gone to meth now,â said Dancy when he announced these latest cases on Dec. 18. Charges against all but four of 35 defendants in the latest round include meth offenses. âAnd theyâre not making it here anymore because it canât competeâ with meth produced by drug cartels in Mexico, said Dancy. âWe havenât found a meth lab (in Wilkes) in two years.â He said laws requiring retailers to keep records of people who buy household ingredients used in simple âone-potâ meth labs, once prevalent across Appalachia, are also a factor. ....