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WEBVTT THE NEWSROOM. A MAN WHOSE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS WENT VIRAL HAS BEEN ARRESTED. CAROL: HE HAD AN INITIAL APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY. HE IS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO DITCH HER -- CONSPIRACY T -- A GRAND JURY INDICTMENT ACCUSES 10 OTHERS IN CAN SPIDER SING TO IMPORT HEROIN FROM MEXICO AND DISTRIBUTE THEM THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE AND NORTH CAROLINA. THE INDICTMENT SAID THEY HAD A STASH HOUSE IN MELVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE THEY MANUFACTURED AND STORED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. MICHAEL: HE WAS PICTURED SPENDING $540 ON THE GRILL SCOUT TROOPS REMAINING COOKIES. HE DID THAT SO THEY COULD GET OUT OF THE COLD WEATHER.

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A day after a viral Facebook post earned a man praise from around the world for his generosity to some Greenville County Girl Scouts, he was arrested on federal drug charges, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration officials. An Upstate woman who manages cookie sales for Troop 1574, shared a picture of the man, later identified as Detric McGowan, with two of Scouts on Friday, saying: "This man purchased seven packs of cookies. Gave the girls $40, told them to keep the change. Then he came back to the table and said 'pack up all of your cookies. I'm taking them all so y'all can get out of this cold.' $540 he spent on cookies. What an amazing soul!!!! #troop1574 #kindheart #thatgreenville #greenvillesc"By Monday afternoon, the post had gone viral, with 6,200 shares, 17,000 reactions and 777 comments, all of them thanking him and praising his generosity.The story took a very dark turn Tuesday when the Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed the cookie buyer, McGowan, who is from Greenwood, was arrested along with 10 other people, most from the Upstate, in the bust of a major drug conspiracy.McGowan and the others are accused of conspiracy to import and possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, according to a 22-count federal Grand Jury indictment. The indictment alleges the suspects conspired to import the narcotics from Mexico and distribute them throughout the Upstate of South Carolina, North Carolina and elsewhere.McGowan is one of four suspects also accused of conspiring to smuggle more than $1 million dollars in cash out of the United States.First Assistant U.S. Attorney Lance Crick said McGowan, whose street name is “Fat,” was arrested Tuesday.Crick said, if convicted, McGowan could face up to life in prison.Those named in the indictment are:Detric Lee McGowan, aka "Fat," 46, of Piedmont, South CarolinaDonald Nathaniel Thomas, jr. aka "TJ," 36, of Greenwood, South CarolinaChristohpher Jerome Cunningham, 38, of Greenwood, South CarolinaRichard Lamond Longshore, 46, of Greenwood, South Carolina Celest Henry Blocker, 67, of Fayetteville, North CarolinaEddie Lee Childs, 49, of Simpsonville, South CarolinaTrevor Maurice Hull, 51, of Greenwood, South CarolinaDanny Morales Lopez, 29, of Fayetteville, North CarolinaShequita Latoya Holloway, 34, of Greenwood, South CarolinaLauren Brooke Poore, 35, of Piedmont, South Carolina WYFF News 4 reached out to the Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands for comment regarding McGowan's arrest and they released this statement:"Nobody was hurt. Nobody was threatened. We had no reason to believe that this man was anything other than one of our valuable customers that is helping Girl Scouts power awesome experiences through the Girl Scout Cookie Program."This is now in the hands of law enforcement and of course we will cooperate with authorities."