Two People Arrested with $50,000 Worth of Marijuana in Sumter

Sumter Police say an undercover investigation led them to 10 kilos of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash

Asia Taylor david dennisSUMTER, S.C. (WOLO)- Sumter Police say an undercover investigation led them to 10 kilos of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash.

Officials say 34-year-old David Dennis and 24-year-old Asia Taylor were arrested late Friday in Sumter. They’re each charged with trafficking marijuana.

Both were booked at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center where Dennis remains pending bond.

Detectives in the department’s Organized Crime and Vice Control Unit served a warrant Friday at the home of the suspects, Archdale Apartments on Archdale Drive, following an ongoing investigation.

More than $14,000 in cash and packages of marijuana with an estimated value of about $50,000 were found at the time of the arrests.

An investigation continues.

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