One person arrested after SWAT raid ends in drug bust in North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA — A SWAT operation in McDowell County resulted in the seizure of cocaine, a firearm and other evidence, leading to the arrest of a Marion man, according to the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said its SWAT Team executed a drug search warrant early Thursday at the home of 49-year-old Marlone Laquinn Carson in Marion.

During the search, deputies reported finding and seizing 41 grams of cocaine, 1 gram of crack cocaine, marijuana, an AR-15 rifle and ammunition…

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