2 men facing drug charges
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies made a drug bust Nov. 26 and arrested two men.
Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Gilcrest Road after a report of an alleged assault with a pistol, the agency said in a news release.
While en route to the scene, officials said, deputies located a vehicle matching the description of the one driven by the suspect.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation near North Governor Williams Highway.
Deputies smelled an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
A search of the vehicle uncovered approximately 30 grams of marijuana, 65.6 grams of methamphetamine, 237 Ecstasy tablets, 32 Adderall pills and 19 Oxycodone hydrochloride pills.
Deputies arrested Jeremy Jay Smith, 32, of Hartsville, and Stefon Shinard Simmons, 26, of West Columbia.
Sheriff’s officials said that Smith is charged with trafficking in Ecstasy, trafficking in methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Smith, according to officials, was previously released on bond in November 2017 for possession of a firearm by a convicted violent felon, with the case still pending in court.
Simmons, officials said, is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, trafficking in Ecstasy, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, driving under suspension and disregarding a stop sign.