GAFFNEY, S.C. - A Cherokee County council member has been indicted on drug charges after undercover police officers say he tried to sell painkillers at a business he owns.

Billy Wallace, 60, of Gaffney, was indicted Thursday on one count of distribution of the controlled substance Oxycontin and one count of possession with intent to distribute.

Wallace was arrested by State Law Enforcement Division agents on May 8 at Wallace Sav-Mor. He tried to distribute the prescription drugs to an undercover Cherokee County deputy in April, police said.

Copies of the indictment have been forwarded to Gov. Mark Sanford, who could suspend Wallace from office. The governor will review the case, spokesman Will Folks said.

Wallace was elected to the council in November 2000 and currently serves as chairman of the judicial services committee.