5 arrested after months-long drug trafficking investigation

Five people have been arrested in connection to an investigation into drug trafficking in Cleveland County, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office had been investigating the distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine throughout the county for months.

On June 16, investigators arrested the alleged leader, Santana Elliott, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He has been charged with conspiracy to traffick methamphetamine, conspiracy to traffick fentanyl, trafficking in methamphetamine, and continuing a criminal enterprise…

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