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Thursday, March 28, 2013  Lexington County officers seized 73 marijuana plants from a home near West Columbia Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Three people were arrested Tuesday evening after Lexington County deputies seized a meth lab being operated out of a home near West Columbia.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Eleven Clemson University students are among 19 people arrested in a drug sweep.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Police say a drug investigation in coastal Georgia and South Carolina resulted in a whopping bust with 39 suspects charged and an estimated $2.7 million worth of cocaine seized.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Authorities say a traffic stop in Columbia lead to the seizure of 11 marijuana plants Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that almost 20 pounds of high grade cocaine possibly worth around $3 million was seized near Camden Sunday.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said an extensive investigation by the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department netted the arrest of an Orangeburg County man and more than half-ton of marijuana in

Sunday, January 08, 2012  Six people are behind bars after a massive drug bust in Orangeburg County Thursday.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Investigators say nine people arrested in a drug bust in Sumter County include the county sheriff's son.

Friday, September 30, 2011  The West Columbia Police Department says when they responded to the call at 111 Abberly Village they saw 30-year-old Clarence Benjamin coming from the apartment.  After they took Benjamin into custody, investigators found 20 pounds of pot in his vehicle.  It was later discovered the apartment was owned by Benjamin's cousin.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  233 pounds of pure cocaine, individually packaged and hidden in furniture inside a tractor-trailer... That's what Florence County sheriff's deputies found when they stopped the semi on Interstate 95 Thursday morning.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Columbia police officials say 19-year-old Justin Owings and 20-year-old William Newell turned themselves in Tuesday morning after being wanted for the incident that resulted in one arrest.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Columbia Police find three pounds of marijuana and more than $16,000 in South Bull Street home.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Investigators say they seized cocaine, in both crack and powder form, marijuana and several weapons from a drug house on Springvale Road.  During the raid officials arrested 29-year-old Alvin Wise and 28-year-old Sylvester Johnson.

Monday, June 06, 2011  The Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested 25-year-old Benjamin Jonathan Newman Sunday and seized about 27 ounces of drugs intended for sale.