Warrant round up in Georgetown County
Posted: 10.16.2009 at 10:22 AM

The Georgetown County Organized Crime Bureau says it conducted a warrant round up Wednesday that ended in 29 arrests and the service of 48 warrants.

Members of the Georgetown County Organized Crime Bureau say it conducted the round up along with officers with the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, Georgetown City Police Department, Andrews Police Department, US Marshal's Service, and SLED.

Officers say 5 teams went out to different areas of Georgetown County in an attempt to serve 100 warrants through the apprehension of 50 wanted suspects in the Georgetown, Andrews, Sampit, Santee, and the Pleasant Hill areas.

These warrants were compiled after an 8 month undercover operation conducted by the OCB. All of the warrants were for distribution of illegal drugs. The illegal drugs consisted of Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Marijuana, and prescription narcotics.

According to a news release from the agency, during the round-up, members of the OCB also were able to seize $5,362.00, 118 grams of Marijuana, .5 grams of Cocaine, a pistol, and a stolen camcorder.

Officers say these seized items were found in the possession of some of the suspects that were arrested.

Officers say the remaining 21 wanted suspects will be arrested through a continued search. They also have been entered in NCIC (National Crime Information Center) for a state-wide and nation-wide search.