Upstate bar owner arrested after drugs found on business property

SIMPSONVILLE, SC (WSPA) – An Upstate bar owner was arrested after officers conducted a search of his business Thursday afternoon.

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said 54-year-old Martin Eslick was taken into custody when investigators discovered he was involved in distributing drugs on company property.

Eslick is the owner of The Station in Simpsonville.

According to the sheriff’s office, investigators from the county drug enforcement unit executed a search warrant at the bar and found 13.8 ounces of cocaine on the property.

Eslick is accused of cocaine trafficking. He was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center and released on $50,000 bail.