Firefighters called to a home outside of Charleston, uncover pounds of fentanyl.
Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office were requested after firefighters cleared a smoke filled home and found several bags of different color powders. Suspected to be narcotics, the Drug Enforcement Unit was then called in.
Responding Detectives confirmed the powder, field-tested presumptive for Fentanyl. 40 year old Dietra Drayton, who lived at the home, was detained while Detectives executed a search warrant.
Dietra Drayton, 40, charged with Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime and Distribution within ½ mile Proximity of a School.BCSO Facebook Page
In addition to the pounds of colorful fentanyl, Detectives located marijuana, bags of yellow and purple pills, and an AR pistol with a 31 round extended magazine.
Narcotics, drug paraphernalia and weapon found inside the Sangaree area home of Dietra Drayton March 22, 2024BCSO Facebook Page
Drayton was charged March 22, 2024 with Trafficking, Possession and Distribution within ½ mile Proximity of a School and booked the next day.
