Three 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.
🇺🇸 Brushy Creek Road, Taylors, Greenville County · South Carolina, United States
Greenville County sheriff’s deputies searched a location on Brushy Creek Road in
Taylors and reported three persons charged after illegal drugs were seized.[1]Corban Vander was charged withtrafficking cocaine and marijuana, possession
with intent to distributeTHC and mushrooms, possession of a weapon during a
violent crime and possession of a machine gun.[1]Franklin Simpson was charged
with possession with intent to distribute marijuana along with possession of THC
and cocaine.[1]Amari Powers was charged with possession of marijuana.[1]
Deputies seized 281 THC vapes, 11.05 ounces of THC gummies and 8.79 pounds of
marijuana from the Brushy Creek Road location.[1]The search also recovered
cocaine, MDMA, mushrooms, LSD, controlled pills and fentanyl alongside the
cannabis.[1]Deputies also recovered $5,090 in cash, five firearms and seven
additional firearm barrels or uppers.[1]
Deputies also listed five canisters of nitrous oxide among the seized items.[1]The sheriff’s office announcement was published on October 7, 2026.[1]
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Arrested
3
Charged
3
Cannabis
4.3 kg
Cash confiscated
USD 5,090
Agency
Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (3.99 kg); Edibles (310 g); Oil or extract
Activity
Trafficking, Sale, Possession
Charges
trafficking cocaine; trafficking marijuana; possession with intent to distribute THC; possession with intent to distribute mushrooms; possession of a weapon during a violent crime; possession of a machine gun; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; possession of THC; possession of cocaine; possession of marijuana
The article gives no separate date for the search; 7 October 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
No weight, liquid volume or THC content was published for the 281 THC vapes, so they are not counted in the cannabis weight.
The cannabis weight is converted from 8.79 pounds of marijuana and 11.05 ounces of THC gummies; the exact measured weights and laboratory confirmation were not published.
No street or retail value was published for the cannabis.
Only one source could be opened for this event; the WSPA and WYFF pages for the same bust could not be opened.
The report does not say which seized items were tied to which suspect.
No court outcome beyond the stated charges was reported.
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