WINNSBORO – Van Buren Fore IV, 35, was arrested last week in connection with the trafficking of illegal drugs from a Ridgeway motel, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery.
Investigators with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at a motel near SC-34 in Ridgeway on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The search resulted in the seizure of trafficked quantities of Fentanyl, cocaine base, and a stolen firearm. As a result of the evidence seized during the investigation, investigators arrested Fore and charged him with the following crimes:
- Trafficking Fentanyl (28g or more)
- Possession of Crack (2nd Offense)
- Possession of Schedule II (2nd Offense)
- Possession of Stolen Firearm
- Possession of a Weapon during violent crime
- Possession of a Firearm by person convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute
- Prescription Law Violation
