Twenty Arrested in Statewide Drug Bust

Twenty people have been arrested in relation to a major drug operation in South Carolina. Those arrested were charged with multiple counts of distributing, trafficking, and possessing methamphetamines with another person from Easley still wanted for distribution. SLED, Easley police, the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, the South Carolina Department of Probation, and Pardon & Parole all assisted in the arrests. They have said “rest assured we will continue working to identify and eradicate those that choose to perpetuate the drug trade in Pickens county.”