A Tazewell business owner was arrested after a raid was conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies on February 4.

Ravi Patel, owner and operator of Tazewell Tobacco, was arrested following a search warrant conducted and executed by the Tazewell Police Department and other agencies.

Patel was charged with felony sale and delivery of schedule six controlled substances and felony possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the Tazewell police, an employee at the store had been cited in the past for illegal alcohol sales to minors.

A post on the police department's Facebook page says the store's alcohol coolers were locked up, and Patel's selling privileges have been temporaily suspended until he meets with the Tazewell Beer Board. According to the post, "there will also be pending charges of illegal alcohol sales to minors that have transpired recently."

Other agencies that assisted in the execution of the search warrant are the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office and the TN Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

“This is an excellent example of the collaborative efforts of local and state agencies working together to make our communities safer,” said John Pallas, Deputy Chief of the TN Alcoholic Beverage Commission.