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Columbia, SC - Attorney General Henry McMaster announced on Friday that warrants have been issued for 36 people charged for their involvement in two cockfighting operations in Lexington and Williamsburg Counties.

The action is the result of a 13 month undercover investigation in which S.C. Department of Natural Resources officers attended cockfighting events near Swansea in Lexington County and near Oceida in Williamsburg County.

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In 2005, McMaster led an effort to increase the state's maximum penalty for cockfighting from 30 days to one year imprisonment for a first offense. A second or subsequent offense now carries a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment.

"Cockfighting is a crime that leaves an ugly scar on our community," said McMaster. "The criminal underworld surrounding it is a haven for drugs, violence, and gambling. This sting would not have been possible without the dedicated officers of DNR who led and executed this operation."

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