HTSU seizes 26 lbs. of pot


26 lbs. of marijuana
26 lbs. of marijuana seized yesterday by the Henderson Police Department’s Highway Traffic Safety Unit

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, members of the Henderson Police Department’s Highway Traffic Safety Unit conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Ford Windstar bearing South Carolina registration on I-85.

The stop was initiated for a traffic violation. After developing probable cause, a search was conducted. Officers subsequently located 26 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle.

Darrel Desrosiers, 29 of 545 Koon Store Road, Columbia S.C., was charged with two counts of trafficking marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, and maintaining a vehicle used for keeping and selling controlled substances. Bond in this matter was set at $40,000. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Vance County District Court on March 16, 2010.

Darrel Desrosiers
Daniel Desrosiers

Desroisiers was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post bond.