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Berkeley County
Confirmed public-source rows placing named groups and sets in Berkeley County. 11 records on file.
| Group / set | Family | Locality | Basis | Dated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tren de Aragua and cartel-sourced drug trafficking organizations in South Carolina | Hispanic / Latino gangs | North Charleston | News report | 2026-02-08 | A | Attorney General Alan Wilson announces State Grand Jury indictments alleging large drug trafficking pipeline from Mexican cartels to the Charleston area |
| Local / hybrid crews set not stated | Local and hybrid crews | Pineville (Crawl Hill Dr); Moncks Corner | incident (1/20/2020 triple homicide; investigators suspect gang-related; life sentence 2025) | 2025-05-27 | A | Ninth Circuit Solicitor: Berkeley County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering Three |
| Tren de Aragua set not stated | Hispanic / Latino gangs | Goose Creek (Brick Greens Rd) | incident (1/31/2025 ICE arrests of three men with alleged TdA ties) | 2025-01-31 | C | Post and Courier: Nancy Mace joins ICE agents during arrests in Goose Creek neighborhood |
| MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha) set not stated | Hispanic / Latino gangs | Moncks Corner | incident (NCIC-listed member arrest) | 2024 | C | WCIV: Alleged MS-13 gang member wanted for murder arrested in Moncks Corner |
| Crips set not stated | Crips | Moncks Corner area | incident (2022 shed-fire homicide; teen suspects shown flashing Crips signs; BCSO says gang-affiliated) | 2022-08-17 | C | Post and Courier: 2nd teen in custody after slain man's body found in burning shed in Berkeley County |
| Crips set not stated | Crips | Caromi Village (Ladson/Summerville area) | incident (Jan 2019 bus-stop disturbance; self-claim in BCSO report) | 2019-01-23 | C | Post and Courier (Berkeley Independent): Blotter |
| Bloods set not stated | Bloods | Caromi Village (Ladson/Summerville area) | incident (Jan 2019 bus-stop disturbance; self-claims in BCSO report) | 2019-01-23 | C | Post and Courier (Berkeley Independent): Blotter |
| MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha) set not stated | Hispanic / Latino gangs | Ladson | incident (wanted member living in Ladson) | 2018-05-23 | C | Live 5: MS-13 gang member stops in Ladson for fast food |
| Ku Klux Klan Loyal White Knights of the KKK | White supremacist groups | Goose Creek (Foxborough; Friar's Grove); College Park Rd area (BCSO report) | incident (recruiting flier drop, May 2016; Goose Creek PD ordinance case) | 2016-05-01 | C | Post and Courier: KKK fliers in Goose Creek neighborhoods violated ordinance, police say |
| Hells Angels MC member (charter not named) | Outlaw motorcycle clubs | Cross; Moncks Corner | prosecution (ATF probe of member's motorcycle-shop operation; meth, pills, pistols, $70k seized; guilty plea) | 2015-03-22 | C | Post and Courier: SLED: Probe of Sheriff's Office continues |
| Local / hybrid crews Purp Gang | Local and hybrid crews | Goose Creek area (Club Pluto, 1230 Redbank Rd; NAD Rd) | incident (Jan 2013 shooting of club patrons; Goose Creek PD monitoring) | 2013-02-03 | C | Post and Courier: Club-linked crimes hard to solve |
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