Operation Tidal Wave, a joint effort by Georgetown County Sheriff's Office and SC Attorney General's Office, arrested nine men in a sting operation targeting online child predators.

Operation Tidal Wave, a joint effort between Georgetown County Sheriff's Office and the SC Attorney General's Office, arrested nine men in a sting operation targeting online child predators. Suspects were accused of seeking to exploit and abuse children, with some sharing explicit images and bringing drugs to meet-ups. The operation, involving multiple law enforcement agencies, began in February.