Police arrested a shoplifter in a South Carolina Walmart on Christmas Eve got an unexpected gift—they caught what appears to be a major drug dealer.
Employees brought the couple to the asset protection office and called the police.
That is when things got really interesting.
Police found two young people, 21-year-old Tavon Malik Stanley, and his 18-year-old friend Ashley Ryan Smith, detained at the Walmart.
Police asked Stanley if he was armed. He replied affirmatively. He also told them the gun might have been stolen. With the concealed weapon as probable cause, police searched Stanley’s backpack and found quite a haul of extremely hazardous substances.
He was also carrying two human teeth.
North Myrtle Beach police officers arrested both young people. Stanley, a resident of Calabash, North Carolina, was charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol, trafficking heroin, 4 counts of possession of scheduled drugs including narcotics, LSD, cocaine, and simple possession of marijuana. He posted $51,500 bond on Tuesday, Dec. 26, and went free.
Ashley Smith, of Ocean Isle, North Carolina, was charged with shoplifting and released on Dec. 25, Christmas Day.
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