Drug House Shut Down In Aiken County
DRUGS AND CASH CONFISCATED DURING THURSDAY'S BUST
A drug house in the 200 block of Pipe Line Road in Aiken County was searched Wednesday, leading investigators to large amounts of cocaine and fentanyl and five people behind bars.
Investigators from the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office were joined by a SWAT team in entering the home March 6.
“As a result of the search warrant, a quantity of Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl pills, and U.S. Currency were seized,” according to a news release from the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.
Drug House Bust Lands 5 Behind Bars
A total of five people were taken into custody and face various charges:
- Charles Alexander Bush (50): Trafficking Crack, Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Operating a Stash House.
- Jerrimiah Bing (50): Trafficking Crack, Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Operating a Stash House.
- William Joseph Caldwell (44): Trafficking Crack, Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Operating a Stash House.
- Dashawn Trevalle Hankinson (31): Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Operating a Stash House and Giving False Information
- Brailyn Shemar Tyler (24): Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Operating a Stash House.
All five are currently being held at the Aiken County Detention Center.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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