🇺🇸 South Carolina, United States
RSS13 reports of cannabis enforcement.
- People arrested
- 33
- Cannabis seized
- 113.615 kg
- Deaths
- 1
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- Death · 1
Reports
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Six indicted over Lowcountry marijuana conspiracy, facing up to life
A federal grand jury indicted six men over a marijuana distribution conspiracy across South Carolina's Lowcountry, with two accused of conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more. Four of the defendants face a maximum sentence of life in prison; no trial date or custodial status was reported.
Arrested 6Charged 6Police search five Lexington vape shops over Delta-8 THC products
Lexington town police and state and federal partners searched five vape and hemp shops on 5 November 2026 in an undercover investigation into sales of illicit narcotics and drug paraphernalia. A shop owner says officers emptied cases, seized her phone and more than $3,300 in cash, and she plans to sue; no arrests were reported.
Cash confiscated USD 3,30012 sentenced to 154 years over Midlands drug ring, with 400 g of marijuana seized
Twelve people convicted in a Midlands drug-trafficking conspiracy were sentenced to a combined 154 years in federal prison, the last of them reported on 4 November 2026. Marijuana was a small part of the case: a 2024 search recovered 400 grams of it alongside methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and MDMA.
Sentenced 12Cannabis 400 gSites 42 charged after 464 g of marijuana among $400K drugs seized in Sumter
Sumter County deputies arrested Alvin Reams, 30, and Devante' Wilson, 28, after a search warrant at a Woodlawn Avenue home found 464.5 grams of marijuana alongside methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and crack, and six guns. Both face marijuana distribution and weapons charges, and the sheriff's office valued the whole drug haul at $400,000.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 464.5 g
One arrested in North Charleston after newborn tests positive for marijuana
North Charleston police arrested Nia Jaquel White after her newborn tested positive for marijuana at birth; she was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. The child is living with a family member after a hospital reported the positive test to social services in February.
Arrested 1Charged 1Three charged after Taylors search seizes 281 THC vapes, 8.79 lb marijuana
Greenville County deputies searched a location on Brushy Creek Road in Taylors and seized 281 THC vapes, 8.79 pounds of marijuana and 11.05 ounces of THC gummies alongside other drugs, cash and firearms. Three persons including Corban Vander, Franklin Simpson and Amari Powers were charged with offenses ranging from marijuana possession to trafficking and weapons counts.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 4.3 kgCash confiscated USD 5,090
2 men charged after 22.6 lb marijuana seizure in Berkeley County
Berkeley County deputies arrested Bryan Edward Korth and Malquan Curtis Pimentel after a search of a University Drive home seized 22.63 pounds of marijuana plus methamphetamine, psilocybin and THC products. Both men were charged with marijuana trafficking, with the investigation beginning from a June community tip.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 10.26 kg3 arrested as over 200 pounds of marijuana seized in Laurens County
Laurens County sheriff's investigators arrested three people after seizing over 200 pounds of marijuana in a Gibbs Road search. The three face conspiracy and trafficking or weapons charges, with cash and a gun also seized.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 90.72 kg
North Charleston man held after foot chase; 8 g of marijuana found in gas cap
Charleston police arrested a North Charleston man, 27, after a foot chase from the Clarion Hotel parking lot in the early hours of 7 August 2026. He was charged with trafficking cocaine and crack cocaine and with possessing eight grams of marijuana found in the vehicle's gas cap, and held on a $50,000 bond.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 8 gCash confiscated USD 1,000
20252 reports
Operation Ganjapreneur arrests 12 and seizes 15 tons of illegal THC products
On 9 December 2025, South Carolina's State Grand Jury, SLED and the DEA arrested 12 wholesale distributors and searched 15 sites in Richland and Lexington counties, seizing more than 30,000 pounds of illegal marijuana and THC products and about $2 million in assets.
Arrested 12Charged 12
Deputies seize 4.6 kg of marijuana in Loris raid; one man held on 10 charges
Horry County police and SWAT searched a home on Spring Street in the Loris area at dawn on 30 June 2025 and arrested a 48-year-old man who faces at least 10 drug and weapons charges. Among the items seized were about 4.6 kilograms of marijuana products and flower, along with cocaine, fentanyl, a pistol and roughly $21,599 in cash.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 4.6633 kgVehicles confiscated 1
20241 report
2 arrested after 2.8 kg of marijuana seized in Darlington
Darlington County deputies arrested and charged Omarion Porter and Robert Sweet after a 27 February 2024 search of a Pineville Road home recovered about 2.8 kg of marijuana. The search also yielded other drugs and THC gummies; Porter bonded out for $260,000 while Sweet remained in jail.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 2.799 kg
20151 report
Officer kills unarmed teen Zachary Hammond in Seneca pot sting
Seneca police Lt. Mark Tiller shot dead unarmed 19-year-old Zachary Hammond in a fast-food parking lot on 26 July 2015 during an undercover marijuana sting aimed at Hammond's date. The prosecutor declined charges, and the city later paid about $2.2 million to settle the family's lawsuit.
Deaths 1
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