A traffic stop on I-95 resulted in two suspects being charged with Trafficking in Marijuana. On August 13, 2025, Deputies assigned to the FCSO Criminal Enforcement Unit initiated a traffic stop for a moving violation on a vehicle traveling south on I-95 near the 170-mile marker. During the stop, Deputies developed reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle. The search of the vehicle yielded a total of 120 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana weighing in excess of 100 pounds. (see attached photograph)
Deputies estimate the street value of the seized marijuana at approximately $120,000.00. Under South Carolina law, Trafficking in Marijuana (100 pounds to 2000 pounds) is punishable by mandatory minimum imprisonment of 25 years.
Dais and Kiiza are being held at the Florence County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing.SUBJECT: Carl Anthony Dais, Jr., age 24, of 305 South Elm Street, Florence, SC, was arrested by FCSO Criminal Enforcement Unit on August 13, 2025, and charged with Trafficking in Marijuana (S.C. Code Ann. 44-53-370(e)(1)(b)). See FCSO Booking Website for additional information.
SUBJECT: Alif Kahleem Kiiza, age 25, of 318 Harden Street, Columbia, SC, was arrested by FCSO Criminal Enforcement Unit on August 13, 2025, and charged with Trafficking in Marijuana (S.C. Code Ann. 44-53-370(e)(1)(b)). See FCSO Booking Website for additional information.