Waxhaw man sentenced to 13 years for drug trafficking in Lancaster and Union Counties: DOJ

LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — A Waxhaw man has been sentenced to 13 years for drug trafficking in North and South Carolina, according to the United States Department of Justice.

According to court documents, 48-year-old Rico Green sold fentanyl to undercover officers in Lancaster County in January 2022. The undercover operation revealed that Green was trafficking drugs in both Lancaster County, S.C., and Union County, N.C.

In March 2022, Green was arrested with a large amount of fentanyl following a chase involving deputies, authorities say. After he bonded out of jail, Green was caught trying to sell a gun to an undercover Waxhaw officer during a drug deal.

In March 2024, Green pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. He was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months, to be followed by 6 years of court-ordered supervision.

He has prior convictions for distribution of cocaine, distribution of crack cocaine and trafficking cocaine.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, the Lancaster Police Department, and the Union County, N.C. Sheriff’s Office all were part of the investigation.

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