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Thursday, September 08, 2011  More ammo in the fight against illegal immigrants in Lexington County. Another officer now cleared to check that status of people populating the county's jail.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  The Kershaw County Sheriff's Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigators arrested 63-year-old Norman Elliot at his home in Lugoff Monday.  Sheriff Jim Matthews says customs officials stopped a package set for delivery to Elliot coming from Nigeria.  The package included almost 200 counterfeit checks worth over $550,000.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is cracking down on Illegal immigrants in custody.

Thursday, December 10, 2009  A retired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of taking part in a cocaine smuggling operation pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice Thursday in a Florida courtroom.