25 arrested in Berkeley County drug sweep

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit partnered with Moncks Corner Police and SLED agents arrested 25 people while serving multiple search warrants over the course of nearly 16 hours late this week.

According to the sheriff's office, law enforcement served six search warrants around the county on Thursday and Friday. In addition to the arrests, deputies say they also recovered a stolen vehicle, 2 stolen firearms, and substances that preliminary tests showed to be illegal drugs.

The substances recovered tested positive for cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana, methamphetamine, hydrocodone, alprazolam, ecstasy and suboxone strips, the sheriff's office says.

The sweep came in response to multiple complaints of drug dealing activity in several areas of the county, the sheriff's office says.

“Drug and substance abuse continue to be at the center of nearly all crimes that we deal with. They truly are the root of almost all evil," Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis was quoted as saying in a press release.

Below is a list of addresses where the search warrants were served and arrests took place.

230 WHITE STREET, MONCKS CORNER

Seized:

  • 2 gg heroin
  • 23.3 gg marijuana
  • Stolen motor vehicle

Arrested:

  • Montez Parker - Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Oneal Jarrad Parker - Simple Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle
  • Freddie Wilson, Jr - Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Jason James McGaughay - Simple Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute (x2), Destruction of Evidence

249 WHITE STREET, MONCKS CORNER

Seized:

  • 1 shotgun
  • 1 semi-auto pistol
  • 1.1gg cocaine
  • 1 growing marijuana plant

Arrested:

  • Sandy Parker - Possession of Cocaine

404 BIRCHWOOD DRIVE, MONCKS CORNER

Seized:

  • 11.3 gg marijuana

157 BRADLEY ROAD, MONCKS CORNER

Seized:

  • 2.2 gg marijuana

Arrests:

  • Nicholas Oneill - Distribution of Marijuana, Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Taneya Chapman - Simple Possession of Marijuana

330 OXFORD ROAD, LADSON

Seized:

  • 1.5 gg marijuana
  • 16.5 gg meth

Arrests:

  • Damaskinos Cavadias - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
  • James Branch III - Trafficking Meth, Simple Possession of Marijuana, Distribution of Heroin, Distribution of Heroin in Proximity to a School
  • Dessie Kinney - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
  • Flavio Dasilva - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
  • Patrick Lynch (age 56) - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
  • Lora Ricker (age 64) - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
  • Marsha Lynn (age 71) - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
  • William Ricker - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth, Possession of Stolen Goods
  • Racheal Branch - Trafficking Meth, Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Christina Alberter - Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

225 FRANKIE LANE, SUMMERVILLE

Seized:

  • 22 gg meth
  • 5 Handguns (2 stolen)

Arrests:

  • Amanda Ley - Trafficking Meth
  • Shane Guyett - Trafficking Meth, Possession of Stolen Firearm (x2)

115B GANTS ROAD, SUMMERVILLE

Seized:

  • .2 gg meth
  • .2 gg heroin
  • .2 gg fentanyl
  • 10.3 gg Marijuana

Arrests:

  • Tatianna Hudson: Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Rebecca Coghill - Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Christopher Austin - Simple Possession of Marijuana
  • Tara Vaughn - Possession of Heroin, Possession of Fentynal

TRAFFIC STOP

Seized:

  • 44 gg meth
  • 10 alprazolam tablets
  • 13 hydrocodone
  • 4 gg heroin
  • 24g marijuana
  • 1 Suboxone strips
  • 15.5 ecstasy tablets

Arrests:

  • Anthony Waldron, Jr. - Trafficking Meth, Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Possession of Ecstasy, Simple Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Schedule 4 Narcotic, Possession of Schedule 2 Narcotic, Possession of Schedule 3 Narcotic
  • Ashley Beane - Trafficking Meth, Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Possession of Ecstasy, Simple Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Schedule 4 Narcotic, Possession of Schedule 2 Narcotic, Possession of Schedule 3 Narcotic

All arrested were taken to the Hill Finklea Detention Center to await warrant service and a bond hearing.

BCSO says it's also looking for six wanted people in connection to the drug investigation.

WANTED

  • Demante Parker, 249 White Street, Moncks Corner - Manufacturing Marijuana
  • Joseph J. Parker, 249 White Street, Moncks Corner - Simple Possession of Marijuana, Distribution of Cocaine Base, Possession of Cocaine (2nd offense)
  • Algernon Whitaker, Jr., Spring Pond Road, Bonneau - Possession of Firearm or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon
  • Rafiq Trice, West End Drive, Moncks Corner - Distribution of Marijuana
  • Nigel Gibbs, age 21 of 185 W. End Drive, Moncks Corner - Distribution of Marijuana (x2)
  • Brandon Palmer, 115 Gants Road, Moncks Corner - Distribution of Meth

Anyone with knowledge of the whereabouts of the wanted subjects is asked to please contact the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office at 843-719-4465 or CrimeStoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.


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