Enforcement event · record 463ffdac-3478-458e-ad38-a067f21e0a36
South Carolina SLED raids hemp farm, destroys $2 million crop of Trent Pendarvis
What this record says
South Carolina SLED raids hemp farm, destroys $2 million crop of Trent Pendarvis in South Carolina on Sep 19, 2019. SLED agents executed a raid on Pendarvis' Lowcountry farm in Dorchester County on Sept. 19, 2019, and destroyed his $2 million hemp crop without a court order. Pendarvis was charged with unlawful cultivation for planting hemp in a different field than his license application, but the charge was dismissed in August 2022 due to insufficient evidence. Pendarvis requested to speak with his lawyer seven times before destruction but was denied.
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- Confidence
- High
- Detail
- SLED Agents Executed A Raid On Pendarvis' Lowcountry Farm In Dorchester County On Sept. 19, 2019, And Destroyed His $2 Million Hemp Crop Without A Court Order. Pendarvis Was Charged With Unlawful Cultivation For Planting Hemp In A Different Field Than His License Application, But The Charge Was Dismissed In August 2022 Due To Insufficient Evidence. Pendarvis Requested To Speak With His Lawyer Seven Times Before Destruction But Was Denied.
- Event Status
- Reported
- Headline
- South Carolina SLED Raids Hemp Farm, Destroys $2 Million Crop Of Trent Pendarvis
- Kind
- Raid
- Occurred
- Sep 19, 2019
- Source
- Open source
- State
- SC