MYRTLE BEACH AREA, SC (WBTW) – Two people have been charged after drugs and money were seized in Horry County.
The Horry County Police Department conducted operations near Waccamaw Boulevard last week, according to a tweet from the department. The following items were seized:
- 58.1 grams of cocaine
- 22 grams of marijuana
- $1,654 in U.S. currency
Clement Artis, Jr. and John Bianco were charged with trafficking cocaine.
Clement Artis, Jr. (photo: J. Reuben Long Detention Center) 
John Joseph Bianco (photo: J. Reuben Long Detention Center)
Artis, Jr., 44, of Myrtle Beach, was booked around 10:15 p.m. on June 26 and released around 3:50 p.m. on June 27, according to J. Reuben Long Detention Center booking records. Bond was set for Artis, Jr. at $10,000.
Bianco, 30, of Aynor, was booked around 10:15 p.m. on June 26 and released around 6:30 p.m. on June 27, booking records show. Bianco’s bond was set at $25,000.
