Gang Problems

South Carolina is a distribution center for both licit and illicit commodities in the Southeast, due mostly to its geographic location and its multi-faceted transportation infrastructure. The seaports of Charleston, Georgetown, and Port Royal are susceptible targets for international drug trafficking. The Port of Charleston is the seventh busiest seaport in the country for container traffic. More than 40 shipping lines conduct trade between Charleston and 140 countries around the world .With South Carolina consistently ranking near the top in the nation for per capita violent crimes, law enforcement officials and prosecutors across the state say an area of growing ...