Three arrested on trafficking charges

Published 10:22 pm Saturday, January 24, 2015

CRIME BRIEFS_150125_traffickingFrom the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

On Jan. 13, 2015, investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Larry Warren Jr., 22, of 5525 Fleta St., Washington, Jeffrey Moore Jr., 23, of 5508 Fleta St., Washington and Rhonda Roundtree, 49, of 1111 Bridge St., Washington.

They were charged with multiple counts of trafficking in opiates and conspiracy to traffic in opiates. Their arrests stemmed from investigators conducting a covert operation into persons involved in the distribution of prescription pain pills.

Warren and Moore were confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $40,000 secured bond. Roundtree was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond.