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Sangaree Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Meth, Heroin, Stolen Guns

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Three people are in jail following a traffic stop recently in the Sangaree area. On Tuesday, detectives with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Task Force stopped a white in color Ford Explorer on Beauregard Road. This vehicle was determined to be the same vehicle that had been in a pursuit with the South Carolina […]

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Car Crashes Into Home After Fleeing From Deputies During Traffic Stop Attempt

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person inside a house in Goose Creek received minor injures after a car fleeing law enforcement crashed into the residence. Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, officials say members of the Berkeley Narcotics Drug Enforcement Unit were on patrol in the area of Howe Hall Road in unincorporated Goose Creek when they saw an Acura sedan commit a traffic […]

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Deputies: Woman Arrested During Traffic Stop After $40K Worth Of Marijuana Found

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Moncks Corner woman is behind bars after deputies say she was in possession of more than eight pounds of suspected marijuana. Maria Andrea Mancha, 42, of Moncks Corner has been charged with possession with intent to distribute (PWID) marijuana. Detectives with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit assisted Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office K9 with Mancha’s traffic stop Friday […]

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Deputies: Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of 7.1 Pounds Of Marijuana

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on June 15th, 2016 members of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s K-9 unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation. The stop resulted in the arrest of Roger Cameron, 52, of Ladson for possession of 7.1 pounds (3,204 grams) of a green plant-like material which field tested presumptive […]

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VIDEO: Wanted Man Manages To Flee Scene After Deputy Tases Him

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance video that shows a wanted suspect fleeing a traffic stop after the deputy initially tased him on Tuesday morning. Authorities say the deputy conducted the traffic stop after noticing the car was missing a bumper. The video shows a car, occupied two times, pulling into a convenience store on Howe Hall […]

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Deputies Recover 30 Grams Of Marijuana During Traffic Stop, One Suspect Flees Scene

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Howe Hall Road in Goose Creek on Tuesday morning that eventually led to the arrest of one person and the search for another. Deputies say they pulled the car over due to a missing bumper. During the traffic stop, the officer stated that he smelled […]

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Cannibus oil bill passes in the S.C. House

The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that will allow the use and possession of CBD oil, to help those in the state with severe cases of epilepsy. CBD oil is a component found in cannabis, but does not allow the user to get high, but instead will help those who suffer from epilepsy. Berkeley County senator, […]

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Berkeley Co. lawmakers weigh in on SC marijuana legalization

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–With the recent legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado, there is now a push now for other states to follow suit.  South Carolina is one of them. For Wayne Borders, the midland’s acting executive director and chapter president for NORML, he is hoping the drug will eventually become legal to smoke. “It’s a long time coming now […]

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Moncks Corner man busted for $8,300 worth of marijuana

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to a spokesperson with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, agents with the drug enforcement unit searched a Moncks Corner home this week where they found over 800 gross grams of marijuana. Derrick James Holmes, 29,  was arrested at the house, which is located at 622 English Oak Circle on Wednesday, and charged with possession with intent to […]