JASPER COUNTY, SC (WSAV) - Jasper County has made a series of high-profile drug busts recently, and Sheriff Chris Malphrus said it's part of the plan to crack down on all crime in the county.

"I believe that a drug dealer or someone who's committing criminal acts in Jasper County, they don't have the right to roam around the streets being undetected," said Malphrus.

Jasper County's team of deputies is not just detecting those suspects but arresting them.

Multiple cases in the past two weeks stemming from citizen tips, warrants or traffic stops have led to the discovery of drugs, primarily fentanyl, and guns.

"You begin to know who the good guys and the bad guys are. You know who the players are, you know who's selling drugs. You know who's up to no good. And, you know, we've probably a

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