Florence police seize copious amounts of marijuana, cocaine and fentanyl; 5 arrested

Caleb McCusker
·1 min read

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Five people were arrested and copious amounts of marijuana, fentanyl and cocaine were seized after Florence police conducted a search warrant Wednesday afternoon.

Florence police conducted a search warrant at a residence on Waxwing Drive. Officers seized 320 grams of marijuana, 240 grams of cocaine, 87 grams of fentanyl, 50 dosage units of clonazepam and more than $6,000 in cash.

Five people were arrested and face the following charges:

  • Tyrus Sansbury was charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking cocaine base, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and felony possession of ammunition.

  • Vanshawn Sowells Jr. was charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and felony possession of ammunition.

  • Tyshawn Sowells was charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

  • Eddie Wilson was charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

  • Marilin Wilson was charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a controlled substance.

All five were booked into the Florence County Detention Center and await a bond hearing.

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Caleb is a digital producer at News13. Caleb joined the team in January 2023 after graduating from Liberty University. He is from Northern Virginia. Follow Caleb on X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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