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Traffic stop led to arrests and drug seizures
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Traffic stop led to arrests and drug seizures

Orangeburg Co., S.C. (WOLO) — The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men accused of drug trafficking after the duo was pulled over for a traffic stop. Authorities say they pulled over a 2010 Nissan Sentra for a license plate violation while driving along Old Number Six Highway/Capron Avenue near Vance, South Carolina, around 11 p.m. on October 18. After pulling the vehicle over, deputies said they found a dark gray book bag. under the front seat upholstery of the car.

According to warrants obtained by ABC Columbia News, deputies discovered 45 pills that authorities said were MDMA, also known as ecstasy; Roughly 42 grams of these pills were appe.

He was allegedly found in possession of marijuana, 20 grams of what appeared to be crack cocaine, as well as a 9mm handgun, a loaded magazine, a scale and more than $5,000 in cash.

As a result of the traffic stop, deputies arrested 21-year-old Quamaine Council, who faces several charges including possession with intent to distribute marijuana, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking MDMA or ecstasy, and two counts of unlawful carrying of a handgun and possession of a weapon. Weapon during a violent crime.

Deputies say a second passenger in the car, 29-year-old Marquise White, faces the same charges along with two counts of resisting arrest.