A Pageland man was sentenced to three years in prison after 14 bags of crack cocaine fell out of his pockets in front of police,  Assistant 4th Circuit Solicitor Adam Foard said in a press release issued Wednesday.

A Florence man was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison after being tried in his absence twice and disappearing for several months, 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements III said.

A Florence man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.

A Charlotte man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in connection with a Chsterfield County case, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.

Officers arrested Luis Miguel Lara Valencia, 30, and Lisa Marie Valencia, 32.  Both were charged with possession of methamphetamine, manufacturing methamphetamine, unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine in the presence of a child, and unlawful neglect of a child.

Three Coward men were arrested Friday on drug charges as a result of a three-month investigation by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office and Coward Police Department.

The third suspect in a manhunt Monday was found off S.C. 38 South by Marlboro County Sheriff’s Department in Blenheim on Tuesday.

The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office has won more than $640,000 in federal grants to help hire additional investigators and secure resources in the areas of narcotics, gang activity, criminal domestic violence and forensics.

An inmate who escaped from the Palmer Pre-Release Center more than a year ago was was captured Tuesday night in Johnston County, N.C., according to a press release issued Wednesday by the S.C. Department of Corrections.

Dr. Breton Juberg said the message is, this is an issue that will not be tolerated and mothers should know they may be tested and there could be consequences, up to and including prosecution.  And he said the biggest consequence of all might be a baby born with permanent brain damage.

The Darlington County Combine Drug Unit along with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, raid two locations at the same time in Lamar Friday morning in search of drugs.

A woman living in Horry County was arrested after authorities said her newborn baby tested positive for drugs. In a bond hearing Monday afternoon, Horry County Judge Chris Arakas set Chrissee Parent’s bond at $105,000.

A Garden City woman was arrested for various drug charges after a month long investigation.

Mother and son arrested on numerous drug charges in Georgetown County

Three people were arrested after a methamphetamine lab bust at a Florence hotel on Friday. Authorities from several agencies were involved in dismantling the lab at the Red Roof Inn on David McLeod Boulevard.