Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers have arrested two men in connection with an undercover investigation focusing on the distribution and purchasing of narcotics in the Millwood Avenue corridor.
As a result, Clifford Love, II (DOB: 9-30-1975) is charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. Love was arrested after allegedly attempting to purchase more than $10,000 worth of marijuana and marijuana edibles from undercover CPD officers with the Organized Crime and Narcotics (OCN) Unit on April 11, 2018.
At the time of the arrest, CPD officers determined that Love was wanted out of two states on a similar charge in Florida and an unrelated charge from Maryland.
Love remains at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (ASGDC) under a $25,000 bond and two ‘fugitive from justice’ arrest warrants while awaiting extradition proceedings.
CPD investigators believe Love, who has a Baltimore, Maryland address, was traveling with co-defendant, Rodney Burns-Duvall (DOB: 9-18-1962).
Burns-Duvall is charged with Trafficking Heroin, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. Duvall is currently out of jail after posting a $50,000 bond.
During the overall operation, OCN officers seized more than $13,000 in cash, 40 grams of heroin, more than 400 grams of marijuana, and 1 gram of crack cocaine.
Citizens with information about drug activity in their area are encouraged to contact either the Columbia Police Department’s narcotics tip hotline at (803) 545-3588 or Crimestoppers in any of the following ways:
Citizens with information about the crime are encouraged to contact Crimestoppers in any ways:
CALL toll-free, 888-CRIME-SC.
LOG onto: www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.
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