Cheraw brothers plead guilty to drug charges

Two Cheraw brothers pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to sell crack and powder cocaine, according to a press release issued Friday by U.S. Attorney Walter Wilkins.

Hakeem Abduk Johnson and Raheem Abdus Salam Johnson, both 27, will be sentenced later by U.S. District Judge Bryan Harwell.

The brothers face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison, according to the release.

A confidential informant working with the Marlboro County Sheriff’s office made two purchases of crack cocaine from the Johnsons in February.

Deputies went to the brothers’ home in August with arrest warrants and found Hakeem Johnson inside with cocaine and a pistol, according to the release.

The case was investigated by the Marlboro County and Chesterfield County Sheriff’s offices and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Rose Mary Parham of the Florence office prosecuted the case.