2 Charged in Florence County Drug Raid

Two people have been charged after authorities who were serving a search warrant seized more than 20 pounds of marijuana and more than $15,000 on Monday from their home on Broad Drive in Florence. 42 year old Bruce Redden of Florence and 26 year old Shireen Johnson of Shallotte North Carolina were charged with trafficking in marijuana. Redden was also charged with possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and possession of a stolen pistol. According to the sheriff’s office, the $15,000 recovered from the home came from the sale of illegal narcotics. During the investigation, they also recovered a stolen handgun and seized an unspecified amount of marijuana edibles. Both Redden and Johnson have been released on bond from the Florence County Detention Center.