Guns, drugs and cash seized during search of South Carolina house, police say
A South Carolina man was arrested Wednesday after a variety of guns and drugs, along with thousands in cash, were seized during a search of a Richland County home, according to the Irmo Police Department.
Joseph Seth Braxton was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance, police said in a news release. The 24-year-old was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, and remains locked up, jail records show.
Bond was set at $30,000 on the combined charges, according to Richland County court records.
Braxton was charged following a Wednesday morning search of a home in the New Friarsgate subdivision, according to the release.
Officers seized drugs that included 106 ounces of plant marijuana, more than 9 ounces of THC vape products, 46 ounces of THC wax, 3 grams of LSD, in addition to Alprazolam and Psilocybin, police said.
Police said that seven guns also were seized during the search, including:
- Three semi-auto handguns
- One revolver
- Two assault rifles
- One shotgun
- Assorted Ammunition
Additionally, police said they found about $11,400 in cash.
Information about what led police to search the home was not available.
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