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Two people arrested following drug bust at South Carolina motel

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SOUTH CAROLINA — Florence authorities arrested two men in connection with a drug and weapons investigation on November 4.

Phillip Bruce Rogers, 36, of Florence, was charged with trafficking fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

According to Sheriff TJ Joye of the Florence County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), narcotics investigators and Florence’s SWAT team executed a search warrant at the Super 8 Motel on West Palmetto Street, uncovering a significant amount of drugs and firearms.

Rogers was arrested at the scene and is being held at the Florence County Detention Center without bond.

Another suspect, 36-year-old Ronald Keith Marbry, Jr., of Florence, was charged with possession of methamphetamine. Marbry was released on November 6 after posting a $300 bond.