A man was arrested in an undercover drug operation in the Shops on the Parkway in Blowing Rock, according to the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.
Elbert Lee McClain, 53, was arrested by officers from the Sheriff’s Office and the Blowing Rock Police Department.
McClain faces several drug-related charges. Authorities said they seized 119 oxycodone tablets during the operation.
McClain, a convicted felon, is also facing charges for a sexual battery incident on Feb. 16, authorities said.
He is being held at the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility.
Full list of charges
- Four counts of level 2 trafficking
- Two counts of level 3 trafficking
- Two counts of PWIMSD schedule II
- Sell/deliver schedule II
- Simple possession of schedule II
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