Dozens arrested in Horry County drugs trafficking operation, officials announce
More than 20 people were arrested on Tuesday as federal and local police busted a drug trafficking ring in Horry County.
Officials announced 23 people were arrested in connection to the investigation, and officers are searching for three more suspects. The ring operated out of the Cedar Branch area, which is off S.C. 9 outside of Loris.
“Their efforts reached into Myrtle Beach and elsewhere,” said Everett McMillan, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina.
Federal prosecutors joined with local police at the Horry County Justice Center on Tuesday afternoon to announce the arrest. The investigation lasted more than a year and was part of an effort to target violent crime in the Myrtle Beach area.
The trafficking ring included heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs, McMillan said. Investigators also seized guns and $80,000 during the lengthy investigation.
Jeff Long, with the 15th Judicial Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit, said the investigation started about 18 months ago and was designed to help rid the area of drug behavior. The DEU is a multi-jurisdictional unit covering both Horry and Georgetown counties.
“I hope this case makes a big difference in that community,” Long said.
Horry County Police Chief Joe Hill said officers can now return to community policing in that area. They now have to work to rebuild the trust, Hill added.
With the 23 arrests, Long said their work is not done and warned against others trying to deal drugs in the Cedar Branch area. He said officers are still looking out for them and they will be the next arrests.
“You just didn’t make the cut today,” Long said, “but we’ll be coming for you.”
The following people were arrested as part of the operation:
- Darrell Lamont Jackson, 46, of Myrtle Beach, was charged with five kilograms or more of cocaine.
- Mark Tyreise Jackson aka “Ty,” 24, of Loris, was charged with 500 grams or more of cocaine.
- Teraine Lavance Green, aka “Juice,” 28, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine.
- Winferd Junior Sherman, aka “Dunk,” 22, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of heroin.
- Tremayne Tyrone Green, aka “Plies,” aka “P,” 24, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin and a quantity of fentanyl.
- Phillip Jamal Johnson, aka “Foo,” 28, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin, a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine. He is also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
- Antra Trumaine Gore, aka “Priest,” 37, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin, a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine. He is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited individual.
- Angelo Taray Jackson, aka “Che Che,” 23, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin, a quantity of cocaine base, and a quantity of cocaine.
- Anthony Lamont Nealey, aka “Esse,” 40, of Longs, was charged with 28 grams or more of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine.
- James Gomilous Riggins, aka “Scooby,” 43, of Tabor City, North Carolina, was charged with 500 grams or more of cocaine.
- Lateice Laneice Griffin, aka “Teice,” aka “Thugbunny1120,” 28, of Longwood, North Carolina, was charged with a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine.
- Leon Dale Green, aka “Young,” 31, of Loris, was charged with 500 grams or more of cocaine and a quantity of heroin.
- Teontric Saqiwina Jackson, aka “T,” 28, of Loris, was charged with 28 grams or more of cocaine base, 100 grams or more of heroin, 500 grams or more of cocaine, a quantity of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl. He was also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
- James Myers III, aka “Brix,” 31, of Loris, is charged in the conspiracy with a quantity of fentanyl, a quantity of cocaine, and a quantity of oxycodone. He was also charged with unlawful possession of firearm by a prohibited individual and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
- Devante Jaquan Squires, aka “Buddy Ro,” 25, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin, a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine.
- Shaquan Tareek Hemingway, aka “Obe,” 22, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin and a quantity of cocaine.
- Tyruss Kendrez Hemingway, aka “OT,” a/k/a “Macc,” 19, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin and a quantity of cocaine.
- Alfedo Gore, aka “AG,” 41, of Loris, was charged with 100 grams or more of heroin, a quantity of cocaine base and a quantity of cocaine.
- Montel Lasaul Hyppolite, aka “Pooh,” 21, of Conway, was charged with a quantity of heroin and a quantity of cocaine.
- Billie Lee Green, aka “Old School,” 59, of Longs, is charged in the conspiracy with a quantity of heroin and a quantity of cocaine.
- Byron James Jackson, aka “B,” 27, of Loris, was charged with 100 grams or more of heroin, 500 grams or more of cocaine and a quantity of cocaine base.
- Robert Jermaine Attaway, aka “Ant,” 26, of Myrtle Beach, was charged with a quantity of heroin.
- Carl Lee Green, 43 of Longs, was charged with 500 grams or more of cocaine, 28 grams of cocaine base and a quantity of heroin.
Police are searching for the following people in connection to the investigation:
- Tyshon Lamont Clifton, aka “Rondo,” 20, of Loris, was charged with a quantity of heroin.
- Bradley Christopher Griffin Jr., 34, of Longwood, North Carolina, was charged with a quantity of cocaine.
- Timothy Mondale Long, aka “Black,” 38, of Loris, was charged with 280 grams or more of cocaine base and 100 grams or more of heroin. He was also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
This story was originally published June 30, 2020 at 3:05 PM.
