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.
🇺🇸 house on University Drive, College Park, Berkeley County · South Carolina, United States
Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies arrested Bryan Edward Korth, 45, and Malquan
Curtis Pimentel, 38, after a three-month investigation into the sale of illegal
narcotics.[1]The county narcotics task force opened the inquiry in June 2026
after receiving a community tip about suspected drug activity at a house on
University Drive in the College Park area.[1]On 24 September 2026 the task
force joined the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the sheriff’s
intelligence and K9 units in a joint operation that executed a search warrant at
the home.[2]Investigators said Korth received a package containing marijuana
and then met with Pimentel, and deputies detained both men before Pimentel left
the property.[1]
During the search deputies seized22.63 pounds of marijuana, about 10.26 kg,
according to the sheriff’s office.[1]Korth was charged withtrafficking
marijuana of 10 to 100 pounds, trafficking methamphetamine of 28 to 100 grams
and possession with intent to distribute psilocybin.[1]Pimentel was charged
with trafficking marijuana of 10 to 100 pounds and possession with intent to
distribute methamphetamine.[1]
The sheriff’s office said its narcotics task force includes members of the
Hanahan, Goose Creek and Moncks Corner police departments as well as sheriff’s
deputies.[2]
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Source: Live 5 NewsSeized marijuana, methamphetamine pills, psilocybin mushrooms and THC products laid out after the search. Photo: Berkeley County Sheriff's OfficePhoto details
The report uses 24 September 2026, the day of the joint operation and search, while the sources were published on 28 September 2026.
No weight was published for the seized THC vapes, resins, edibles and wax, so they are not counted in the cannabis weight.
Methamphetamine and psilocybin quantities are excluded from the cannabis figure because they are separate substances.
One source spells the second man's surname Pimental while the other spells it Pimentel; the report uses Pimentel.
No court outcome beyond the reported trafficking and possession-with-intent charges was published.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in ABC News 4: Deputies also seized 75.75 grams of orange pills identified as methamphetamine, 176 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and various THC products including vapes, resins, edibles and wax.
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