Guns, drugs, cash seized in monthslong HCPD investigation; 6 face charges

Guns, drugs, cash seized in monthslong HCPD investigation; 6 face charges


CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County police confiscated a large amount of guns, drugs and cash during a series of arrests resulting from a “proactive enforcement campaign” that began in mid-2021, the department said.

Police identified six men who are facing a variety of gun and drug charges in connection with the investigation during which authorities seized a total of 20 firearms, 235 grams of fentanyl, 70 grams of heroin, 52 grams of cocaine, 16 grams of methamphetamine, 12 grams of crack cocaine, 1.8 grams of mushrooms and $11,000.

“Dozens of illegally possessed weapons and drugs are off of the streets and the individuals responsible are facing criminal char­ge,” HCPD said late Tuesday afternoon in a news release. ” These actions come as a result of an ongoing proactive enforcement campaign designed to address a noted criminal activity pattern in western Horry County.”

HCPD said its Narcotics and Street Crime units began “concentrating on a pattern of criminal activity” in mid-2021. The investigation included drug sales, drive-by shootings and weapons violations in and around the Loris, Longs and Flag Patch communities.

“HCPD worked with surrounding agencies to gather as much intelligence as possible to identify all actors involved and their known associates, and strategically remove those responsible for over 40 drive-by shootings in the Loris/Longs communities to date in retaliation for a 2021 homicide,” the release said.


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