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CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina pharmacy technician is accused of stealing and selling $50,000 in prescription drugs.

WSOC-TV reported that Cleveland County deputies arrested six people after uncovering a drug operation they said started with an employee of a Boiling Springs pharmacy.

Lisa Jones of Mooresboro was charged with larceny by employee, trafficking in opium/heroin and possession with the intent to sell hydrocodone.

Investigators said Jones was a pharmacy tech at the Professional Pharmacy on East College Avenue in Boiling Springs. She’s accused of stealing thousands of pills from her employer and then giving the medication to the other participants to distribute throughout the community.

The investigation traced the operation back to Jones after detectives said they searched the homes of Patrick Greene and Zeke Houser. Investigators said they seized 3,274 hydrocodone pills, 99 Xanax pills, 364 grams, or 0.8 pound, of hydroponically-grown marijuana, a stolen pistol and $5,014 in cash.

Read full story: WSOC-TV