A South Carolina man was recently arrested on multiple charges after he was pulled over for speeding, according to police Newberry County Sheriff’s Office.
In addition to one count of speeding, 37-year-old Chappells resident Russell James Inscho charged with smuggling cocaine, possession of a weapon during a crime classified as violent, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, the sheriff’s office said in a Sept. 19 news release.
Inscho was stopped by a deputy on patrol SC 34 near Interstate 26according to the release.
When the deputy approached the car, he smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and saw drug paraphernalia, the sheriff’s office said.
Inscho was arrested during a search of the vehicle, where deputies found trafficking amounts of cocaine, scales and guns, along with an extended magazine, according to the release. There were no serial numbers on the guns, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies also seized a quantity of cash, and several of the bills were tightly rolled, “which is a common way to use them to ingest the cocaine through the nostrils,” the sheriff’s office said.
Information on how much money and the amount of cocaine seized was missing. But 10 grams of cocaine is the minimum weight required to result in a human trafficking charge, according to South Carolina law.
Inscho was taken to the Newberry County Detention Center, according to the release. Bond was set at $30,000 on the combined charges and was posted Sept. 19, jail records show.