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Published June 30, 2008 at 9:36 pm by Ken Hawkins.
Filed in: News, Crime, weed, Tyrone Laval Drayton, narcotics, marijuana, drugs, arrest, Aiken Bus Station, Aiken.
15 pounds of marijuana leads to Charleston man's arrest
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A Charleston man was arrested after 15 one-pound bags of marijuana were found in a duffel bag at the Aiken Bus Station. Police were alerted to the presence of the duffel bag after a bus station employee smelled the strong odor of weed.
Police say the duffel bag belonged to Tyrone Laval Drayton, 22. They charged him with trafficking marijuana. The estimated street value is $25,000.
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