Three facing drug charges in Columbus County after suspicious package found in South Carolina

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Three people were arrested in Columbus County after the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) flagged a suspicious package in Myrtle Beach, SC.

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office worked with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) after being informed of the package on Wednesday.

The SBI and the sheriff’s office obtained and served a search warrant.

Agents found 4 pounds of methamphetamine and a small amount of cocaine inside the package.

The package was addressed to a home in Tabor City which led to the arrests.

According to the SBI, those arrested are facing the following charges:

Deondera Trell Drayton

• Conspire to traffic in cocaine.
• Maintain place for controlled substance.
• Traffick in methamphetamine.
• Manufacture methamphetamine.
• Trafficking in cocaine.
• Manufacture cocaine.
• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/distribute cocaine.
• Conspire to traffic methamphetamine.
• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/distribute methamphetamine.

Xavier Rashawn Hemingway

• Traffic in methamphetamine.
• Manufacture methamphetamine.
• Conspire to traffic methamphetamine.
• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/distribute methamphetamine.
• Trafficking in cocaine
• Manufacture cocaine.
• Conspire to traffic cocaine.
• Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/distribute cocaine.
• Littering hazardous waste.
• Possession of drug paraphernalia.

Davon Shaqille Mcroy

• Conspire to traffic in cocaine.
• Conspire to traffic methamphetamine.