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GANGS | How a national gang moved in on the city's drug trafficking

A highly organized gang with national connections has operated for at least six years in the heart of Columbia, using violence and robbery while hawking its destructive product -- crack cocaine. Meet the Gangsta Killer Bloods.
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The State’s yearlong look at illegal drugs finds S.C. at a crossroads

South Carolina for years has been a "consumer state" when it comes to illegal drugs, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. This year, things are different.

SAVAGE METH | How meth got a foothold in the Midlands

James Matthew Quattlebaum was sure he was finished. The Indiana transplant sat in his car at the side of a Lexington County road, stopped for a traffic violation. On the seat, wrapped in tinfoil, was methamphetamine. On the floorboard were boxes of Sudafed. In the trunk, cans of ether.