Horry County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Guns and Drugs

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Quentin Raymar Price, 32, of Longs, has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl and possession of firearms by a felon.

In late 2024 and early 2025, the Horry County Police Department (HCPD) conducted three controlled purchases of fentanyl from Price during a drug trafficking investigation. In total, Price sold 60 grams of fentanyl to the HCPD.

On March 24, 2025, members of the Richland County Sheriff's Department and the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force went to an apartment on Polo Rd. in Columbia to arrest Price on warrants related to the HCPD investigation. While arresting Price, officers observed marijuana in the apartment and obtained a search warrant. During the search warrant, officers recovered two firearms, 53 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of crack cocaine, $7,250 in cash and personal items belonging to Price.

Price has a prior federal conviction for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine which prohibits him from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. During the investigation, the FBI determined Price was an active gang member.

United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie sentenced Price to 80 months imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system. Price was also required to forfeit $7,250.00 in cash and over $90,000.00 worth of jewelry.

This case was investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office, the Horry County Police Department, the Richland County Sheriff's Department, and the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lamar J. Fyall prosecuted the case.

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