Cartel-backed drug ring leader flooded Horry County with 120 pounds of narcotics

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A man who helped flood Horry County with more than 120 pounds of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, while pocketing more than $5 million, is admitting to his crimes.

Rafael Contreras Ramos, 40, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute controlled substances in South Carolina, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina announced Tuesday.

Evidence at a plea hearing showed Contreras led an international drug trafficking organization responsible for bringing more than 55 kilograms, or about 120 pounds, of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin into South Carolina for further distribution…

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