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Thursday, May 30, 2013  The FBI's Pee Dee Violent Crimes Task Force arrested Michael Anthony Squire, Jr. and Anthony McCollugh in connection with a drug conspiracy investigation.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The FBI's Pee Dee Violent Crimes Task Force, along with officers from the Darlington County Drug Enforcement Unit, and SLED arrested five people Tuesday on various federal charges.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Nineteen people have been arrested in the Carolinas as part of a two-year investigation into gun and drug crimes.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The first four people graduated from Georgetown County drug court Tuesday afternoon. They join the 110 people who have graduated from Horry County drug court. Drug court is a rehabilitation program of sorts. The program is an alternative to serving jail time for drug sentences. Typically, the offenders would serve as many as 12 years, but instead they serve a year to 18 months.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Darlington County DEU agents arrested Anthony Gattison Jr., 21, and Antonio Anderson, 20, both of Florence Wednesday night on drug charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of ecstasy.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Rysheen Rogers, Jamie Lilly, Jerrica Gillespie, David Liles, Terrance Fuller, Ramon Covington, Calvin Townsend and Lequan Fox have all pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges, according to court documents.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Two guards who were on duty last week when an inmate escaped from J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County have been suspended pending an investigation, according to Director Tom Fox.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011  Horry County officials say Charles Dwight Ransom, 37, escaped fromJ. Reuben Long Detention Center Monday.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  A South Carolina trooper says he found a kilogram of cocaine in a suspect's prosthetic leg, after he pulled over a vehicle for driving slow in the fast lane.

Sunday, June 19, 2011  Darlington County Combined drug unit officers arrested four people Saturday in Hartsville in connection with a meth lab.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  A former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper pleaded guilty to a drug charge Wednesday in Conway.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  The parents of a Greenville County baby who suffered chemical burns in a meth lab have been sentenced on drug and child neglect charges.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  A former South Carolina sheriff has appealed his 17-year sentence and conviction for drug conspiracy and racketeering.

Friday, March 18, 2011  Former Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin has been sentenced to 17 years and eight months behind bars for taking kickbacks to protect drug dealers.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Prosecutors say former Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin should spend 30 years in jail for taking money to keep drug dealers out of trouble.