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On April 2, 2013, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Billy Jo Smallwood, 26 years of age, of 1851 Belvoir Highway in Greenville.

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    On April 2, 2013,
Billy Jo Smallwood
Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Billy Jo Smallwood, 26 years of age, of 1851 Belvoir Highway in Greenville. Smallwood was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana, Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

    Smallwood’s arrest stemmed from Investigators conducting surveillance on a residence reported to be involved in the distribution of marijuana. Investigators conducted a stop and a search of a vehicle that departed from the residence. Smallwood was the driver of the vehicle. Investigators found two (2) plastic bags containing seventy (70) grams of marijuana and empty plastic bags used to repackage marijuana in Smallwood’s pockets. Smallwood was released under a $2,500.00 unsecured bond.


   Captain Russell Davenport
     Beaufort County Sheriff's Office

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