The Greenville County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) outlined some of their main focuses at a press conference about their FY 2019 report earlier this week
One aspect posing a particular problem for Greenville County is the marijuana and THC industry.
THC-infused candy is now very popular; Commander Bart McEntire said hundreds of pounds of THC-infused candy come in every week.
The candies are marketed and packaged just like normal candy.
McEntire said they have seen multiple types of candies used for drugs: gummy bears, Starbursts, Nerds Rope, Sourpatch Kids, etc.
Solicitor Walt Wilkins said the high amounts of money in the marijuana industry also causes a lot of crime.
"Drug trafficking constantly causes other crimes to be committed. We have about 16,000 warrants that come into GVL county every single year... Over 80% of those warrants have some nexus to drug trafficking, so drug trafficking breeds the majority of other crimes we prosecute in this county," Solicitor Wilkins said.
The full report is available here.
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