drugs

Former SCDC Officer, Four Others Plead Guilty In $550K Prison Bribery Scheme

Erin Parrott
by Erin Parrott
A veteran corrections officer admitted accepting more than half a million dollars in bribes to smuggle contraband into Lee Correctional Institution, while four co-conspirators also...

‘Devil in Disguise’: Fentanyl Kingpin Sentenced to Life in Prison

Erin Parrott
by Erin Parrott
Upstate jury convicts man on multiple major drug trafficking charges as statewide grand jury crackdown continues......

Deadly Denmark Drug Deal: Bamberg Man Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder

Erin Parrott
by Erin Parrott
SLED alleges a failed armed robbery during a drug transaction left two men dead and a third victim wounded in Bamberg County......

Lexington County Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Brutal Dogfighting Operation

Erin Parrott
by Erin Parrott
Citizen complaint led deputies to a blood-soaked dogfighting pit, abused animals and a felon in possession of firearms......

‘False Hope’: Prosecutors Blast South Carolina’s New Fentanyl Homicide Bill

Jenn Wood
by Jenn Wood
Solicitors call for broader legal reforms — including a state RICO law — to dismantle drug trafficking networks driving South Carolina’s opioid epidemic....