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Deputies: $95K+ Worth Of Meth Discovered During I-26 Traffic Stop

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two men are behind bars following the discovery of nearly a 1,000 grams of methamphetamine stemming from a traffic stop along I-26, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. the street value of the seized drug comes to $95,300. Chief Deputy Mike Cochran stated that the street value of the seized drug is approximately $95,300. On March 7th at […]

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Deputies: Suspect Flees, Crashes Vehicle After Meth, Heroin Found In Home

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the Summerville area of Berkeley County. They were also attempting to serve an arrest warrant for Charles Simmons Harris III for Distribution of Methamphetamine. Upon execution of the search warrant Harris was not at the residence, however during […]

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Berkeley County Judge Sentences Ex-NASCAR Driver To 36 Months In Prison

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–This week a former NASCAR Weekly Series national champion was sentenced to three years behind bars on methamphetamine charges. Robert Powell, 50, of Goose Creek, competed in NASCAR’s Weekly Series from 1984 to 2002 winning 111 races in 328 starts at Summerville, Florence Motor and Myrtle Beach Speedways. In 1988 Powell, who comes from a successful racing family, became […]