‘Duffle Bag Boyz’: Inside A Sweeping South Carolina Drug Bust
State grand jury indicted 25 defendants on 129 counts following an investigation centered in Chester and Lancaster counties…...
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Former SCDC Officer, Four Others Plead Guilty In $550K Prison Bribery Scheme
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
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
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......
Major Drug Bust Rocks Colleton County
by Erin Parrott
Month-long narcotics investigation in Walterboro yields two arrests, pounds of cocaine and marijuana seized and more than $54,000 in cash recovered......
Deadly New Synthetic Opioid Detected In South Carolina
by Erin Parrott
S.C. attorney general warns of “poison” infiltrating Palmetto State as ultra-potent drugs linked to cartel pipelines raise overdose risk......
Lexington County Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Brutal Dogfighting Operation
by Erin Parrott
Citizen complaint led deputies to a blood-soaked dogfighting pit, abused animals and a felon in possession of firearms......
Guest Column: Why South Carolina Must Act Now On Hemp Drinks
by FITSForum
"Doing nothing is not an option..."...
Employee With Outstanding Warrants, Drugs Found Alone Inside S.C. Residential Care Facility
by Callie Lyons
State, local officials investigating......
Drug Overdose Deaths Decline In South Carolina
by Erin Parrott
Provisional data points to a 33 percent decline from 2023......