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35 Arrests in Sumter County Drug Sting

According to the Sumter Item, The Sumter Police Department arrested thirty-five people last Thursday and Friday as part of Operation DEU, or Drug Enforcement Undertaking, an extensive undercover effort.
Capt. Alvin Holston said the SPD’s Organized Crime and Vice Control unit targeted street-level drug dealers over the past six to 12 months, and the Sumter County [...]


Ryan Brooks and Iesha Brooks Accused of Manufacturing 25 Pounds of Marijuana

WLTX is reporting that Sumter deputies Thursday announced the arrest of three people in a Kolb Road home they say manufactured 25 pounds of marijuana.
On Wednesday, officers arrested 23-year-old Ryan Brooks and 33-year-old Iesha Brooks charging them each with trafficking marijuana.
Officers also arrested 33-year-old Walter Balls of a second home on the road and charged [...]


Sumter County Drug Bust Hoped to End Recruitment of 13 year olds To Sell Crack Cocaine

Last Friday, the Sumter County Sherriff’s Department arrested 23 suspects near the town of Shiloh, believed not only to be selling drugs, but recruiting 13 year olds to sell crack cocaine.
Deputies charged John and Marcus Hogan with selling crack cocaine from inside a convenience store where they worked. As part of the [...]