Sumter woman charged with trafficking $47K worth of drugs, deputies say

A Sumter woman was arrested Tuesday after a warranted search of her home uncovered more than $47,000 worth of drugs.

Shannon Marie McLeod was arrested on Sept. 8 after Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched her home and found approximately 186.53 grams of methamphetamine, 42.63 grams of fentanyl, 16.38 grams of cocaine and 0.83 grams of crack cocaine, according to Mark Bordeaux, public information officer for the sheriff’s office.

Deputies also found 23 acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate pills and two loaded handguns, Bordeaux said.

Bordeaux said the total value of drugs seized is about $47,470.

McLeod was charged with trafficking methamphetamine or cocaine base (100 grams or more, but less than 200 grams), trafficking fentanyl (28 grams or more), second offense of trafficking cocaine (10 grams or more, but less than 28 grams), second offense of possession of a Schedule I-V controlled substance, second offense of possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine or cocaine base and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to Bordeaux.

She was taken to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, where her bond was denied.