CCSO: 2.5 pounds of fentanyl seized during drug bust at Charleston apartment

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office said it recovered a “significant amount” of fentanyl and other drugs during a recent bust.

According to CCSO, deputies executed a search warrant at an apartment on Folly Road Boulevard around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, resulting in the following items being seized:

• 2.5 pounds of fentanyl
• Approx. 600 pills
• A pill press
• 2.5 pounds of marijuana
• Three firearms
• A large sum of cash

Sheriff Kristin Graziano said it was the largest fentanyl seizure by CCSO and the amount seized is enough to kill every person in the city and county of Charleston, Colleton County, plus 50,000 people.

The suspect – Tyrell Javon Sistrunk, 27, — initially fled from law enforcement, prompting a lockdown at nearby Porter-Gaud School. He was arrested later that evening after returning to the apartment complex.   

He was wanted on a bench warrant for failing to appear in court in a 2019 incident in which he allegedly led deputies on a chase in North Charleston with a child in the car. He faced charges of distributing cocaine base, unlawfully carrying a weapon, child endangerment, and assaulting an officer while resisting arrest.

Sistrunk now faces additional charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, trafficking Schedule IV drugs, and three counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

“We will continually and aggressively pursue persons that are distributing this poison in our community,” Graziano said. “We and our law enforcement partners are committed to arresting and prosecuting anyone in this community that puts our citizens and residents at risk.”

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