PC Sheriff’s Office arrests Easley Woman for Drug Trafficking

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Easley resident following an investigation into drug sales from her residence. The investigation stemmed from an undercover operation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office following leads that the female resident was selling narcotics. On Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, a search warrant was executed at the residence in the Easley community of Pickens County at which time 7.2 grams of heroin and 58.5 grams of methamphetamine were recovered from the residence. Drug paraphernalia along with a pistol that was later determined to have been stolen from Greenville County was also recovered from the home. Deputies arrested 59-year-old Pamela Snapp Richards, who is currently detained in the Pickens County Detention Center under no bond charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, possession of stolen pistol and two counts of trafficking in heroin.