Thursday afternoon the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit, along with the Myrtle Beach Police Department and the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, announced the arrests of five people in a ongoing drug investigation.
Myrtle Beach Police Chief Warren Gall and Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram announced the arrests.
Investigators say they arrested 5 men at a home just outside Loris on Highway 9 in Horry County. They say they seized more than 2,000 grams of cocaine along with guns and $180,000.
Christopher Jerome Elleby, 29, is charged with trafficking cocaine - 400 grams or more and trafficking in Ice, Crank, or Crack more than 28, but less than 100 grams.
Robert Fonseca, 30, is charged with trafficking cocaine - 10 grams or more, but less than 28 grams.
Esteban Rivera, 18, is charged with trafficking cocaine - 10 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, trafficking in Ice, Crank, or Crack more than 28, but less than 100 grams, and firearms/possession, purchase, sale, or transport by an unlawful alien.
Zacarias Gomez Espinosa, 34, is charged with trafficking cocaine - 10 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, trafficking in Ice, Crank, or Crack more than 28, but less than 100 grams, and firearms/possession, purchase, sale, or transport by an unlawful alien.
Jorge Rivera Albarran, 47, is charged with trafficking cocaine - 10 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, trafficking in Ice, Crank, or Crack more than 28, but less than 100 grams, and firearms/possession, purchase, sale, or transport by an unlawful alien.
Investigators say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials have been notified of the arrests of Albarran, Espinosa, and Rivera.
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