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Sumter deputies seize fentanyal, cash, marijuana and a gun

Sheriff Dennis says, "Fentanyl has already been attributed to many drug overdoses in the county and those numbers are increasing"
Credit: Sumter County Sheriff Department
Deputies also seized pills, $8,900 in cash and one firearm from the apartment. The estimated value of the fentanyl seized is approximately $31,400 and the estimated value of the marijuana is $510.

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — Sumter County Sheriff’s Office seized approximately 157 grams of Fentanyl and approximately 51 grams of marijuana during a search warrant

 at a unit in Alice Drive Apartments on Alice Drive on April 23. 

Deputies also seized pills, $8,900 in cash and one firearm from the apartment on Alice Drive last week. 

Deputies estimat the value of the fentanyl seized at approximately $31,400 and the estimated value of the marijuana is $510. 

Credit: Sumter County Sheriff Department
Tyrell Billups, 29, was arrested and charged with three counts of trafficking fentanyl with an enhancement for trafficking more than 28 grams at one time; two counts of distribution of heroin; four counts of distribution of narcotics near a school; possession of a weapon during a violent crime; and felon in possession of a firearm.

Tyrell Billups, 29, was arrested and charged with three counts of trafficking fentanyl with an enhancement for trafficking more than 28 grams at one time; two counts of distribution of heroin; four counts of distribution of narcotics near a school; possession of a weapon during a violent crime; and felon in possession of a firearm. 

 “We continue to seize more and more fentanyl in Sumter County,” Sheriff Anthony Dennis said. “The amounts we sometimes seize during a single traffic stop or court-approved search are alarming because of the deadly potential of the drug. Fentanyl has already been attributed to many drug overdoses in the county and those numbers are increasing"

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