Couple charged as SC deputies make large fentanyl bust, Chester sheriff says
Chester deputies have charged a couple with drug trafficking after finding around 3.7 pounds of fentanyl in what the sheriff said is the largest ever seizure of the synthetic opioid in the county.
In a search Friday at a home on Berryhill Road in rural Edgemoor, deputies also recovered $91,000 in cash, 17 guns, around 87 grams of crack cocaine, and about two pounds of marijuana, Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey said in a written statement.
Travaris Dixon, 36, and Lamonica Dixon, 33, are each charged with trafficking fentanyl and crack cocaine, marijuana possession with intent to distribute, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to Dorsey and Chester County jail records.
The two charged are married, sheriff’s office spokesperson Londa Pringle said.
Both remain in jail without bail, records show.
Chester County is a mainly rural county south of Rock Hill.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid stronger than heroin, according to the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration. Police, prosecutors and political leaders in South Carolina have said fentanyl is dangerous because it is cheap, can be deadly, and is easily obtained.
In 2023, South Carolina lawmakers passed new fentanyl trafficking laws specific to that type of drug.
Dorsey — a former drug agent with South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division — vowed his deputies will continue drug investigations to protect the public.
“These drugs are killing people throughout our country, and Chester County is no exception,” Dorsey said in the statement.
This story was originally published February 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM.
