The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is among several law enforcement agencies that have made about 19 arrests so far, with additional individuals being sought, as part of a large Upstate methamphetamine bust.

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster said officers began conducting surprise raids around the Upstate on Tuesday, and Pickens County Assistant Sheriff Tim Morgan said Thursday afternoon that bond hearings are scheduled to take place today in Pickens County.

Defendants indicted so far include the following: Thomas Dale Stancil, Thistle Wood Drive, Easley; Stacy Searle Anderson, Brooks Avenue, Greenville; Shannon Lee Smith, Dusty Drive, Greenville; April Elizabeth Cox, Shipman Road, Marietta; Bryan Michael Stegall, Lakewood Lane, Anderson; Kimberly Jean Rushton, Savannah Swuits Wade Hampton, Greenville; Franklin Luther Posey, Gordon Street, Greenville; Carla Jo Sweet, Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors; Johnny Lee Jones, Moody Lane, Piedmont; Rainer Karl Koch, Buckskin Road, Greenville; Melinda Sue Cuddy, Lockwood Avenue, Easley; Trevor Douglas Kay, Harris Street, Easley; John Forrest Ham, North Martin Road, Easley; Robert Fred Young, Augusta Road, Greenville; Patrick Carroll Bridges, Enoree Road, Travelers Rest; Kimberly Powell Taylor, Hantzel Drive, Easley; Edgar Eugene Shipman, Curtis Road, Greenville; and Joel Leander Hall, Slater Road, Marietta.

McMaster said the case began in February when a resident provided information to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office. It grew to include the State Law Enforcement Division, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, the Easley and Travelers Rest police departments and the Governor's Counter Drug Task Force/South Carolina National Guard.

A state grand jury indicted the defendants on Oct. 15, and the documents were sealed until this week. The Attorney General’s Office will prosecute the defendants.

The ages of the defendants were not listed.