SUBJECT: Austen Lorenzo Regalado, age 24, of 1208 East Macree Terrace, Florence, SC was arrested by deputies with the Florence County Sheriffs Office on April 6, 2021 and charged with Trafficking in Marijuana (S.C. Code Ann. 44-53and Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child (S.C. Code Ann. 63-05-070). see FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
SUBJECT: Alice Elizabeth Bell Regalado, age 23, of 1208 East Macree
Terrance, Florence, SC was arrested by deputies with the Florence County Sheriff's Office on April 6, 2021 and charged with Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child (S.C. Code Ann. 63-05-070). see FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
NARRATIVE: Following an extensive undercover operation, specially trained Narcotics Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of FCSO SWAT and Florence Police Department SWAT teams executed a narcotics search warrant earlier today at a residence on 1208 East Macree Terrace in the Tara Village subdivision in Florence, SC. Investigators seized over 1 1 pounds of marijuana including approximately 800 pre-rolled marijuana products, THC edibles, wax, a hydraulic press, 2 firearms, approximately $2700.00 in U.S. currency and other drug paraphernalia. Investigators also arrested two suspects at the residence. Austen Lorenzo Regalado has been charged with Trafficking in Marijuana and Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child. Alice Elizabeth Bell Regalado has also been charged with Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child. Investigators allege that in addition to the Trafficking charge, both subjects allowed a small child to reside in the residence with unsecured firearms, multiple pounds of illegal narcotics, some of which are in edible form and where the subjects are alleged to have engaged in criminal activity. (see attached photograph). Both subjects are being held at the Florence County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing.
In addition to the items listed above, inside the residence Investigators found a billboard which named the location "Margaweedaville", complete with a description and price of various marijuana products available for purchase (see attached photograph).
"Drug dealers are getting bolder in their packaging and the marketing of their illegal products, especially to children," Sheriff TJ Joye stated. "But we're committed to taking back our neighborhoods from these criminals, and today was good start. We are particularly proud of the cooperation and assistance of the Florence Police Department as we combine our efforts to put drug dealers in jail where they belong."
The investigation into this incident is ongoing and additional arrests and charges are possible.