Clarkton man arrested for indoor marijuana grow operation

SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WWAY) — A Clarkton man was arrested Monday for allegedly growing marijuana inside a home on Mercer Mill Road.

Narcotics agents with the Bladen and Columbus County sheriff deputies executed a search at 9329 Mercer Mill Road in Clarkton after neighbors tipped off law enforcement of an indoor marijuana grow operation.

Andrew James Ellis, 37, was arrested and charged.

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Bladen County Sheriff’s Office charged Ellis with:

• Felony possession of marijuana
• Manufacture marijuana
• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver marijuana
• Maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of keeping/selling marijuana

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office charged Ellis with:

• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver marijuana
• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver Schedule II CS

Ellis was arrested in Columbus County and taken to the Columbus County Detention Center and is currently being held under a $30,000 secured bond.