{"id":5243,"date":"2026-08-24T20:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5243"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:36:59","slug":"31-people-indicted-on-drug-trafficking-charges-connected-to-cartel-activity-in-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5243","title":{"rendered":"31 people indicted on drug trafficking charges connected to cartel activity in SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thirty-one people have been indicted on drug trafficking charges that grew out of an investigation at a nightclub in the Charleston area.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5241\">Hurricane center eyeing two spots in the Atlantic. Chances rising for a storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Alan Wilson said those charged had connections to gangs and two Mexican cartels.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNarcotics trafficking from Mexican cartels poses a threat to national security, and I commend our partner agencies for doing the difficult and dangerous job of investigating and apprehending alleged gang- and cartel-affiliated individuals,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In total the 31 defendants face 59 charges over five indictments.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Most of the charges revolved around activity in Charleston County, the attorney general\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5239\">A Columbia Vista restaurant has closed after a dozen years. What we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilson said Operation Last Stand grew out of investigations into unsanctioned nightclubs known for drawing large crowds, including gang members and people in the country without legal status. The clubs became hubs for narcotics trafficking, prostitution and gang violence, the attorney general\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Among those to participate in the investigation were Homeland Security Investigations Charleston field office, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Charleston County Sheriff\u2019s Office (CCSO), and other law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis multifaceted investigation encompassed multiple criminal enterprises, including sex trafficking, firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and gang violence. Families across South Carolina fell victim to these vast illicit networks that put communities across our state at risk,\u201d said SLED Chief Mark Keel.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5234\">Search for driver after woman killed in hit-and-run crash, SC police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-one people indicted in Charleston after Operation Last Stand exposed cartel-linked drug trafficking at nightclubs and prompted multiagency law enforcement action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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