20-year-old arrested at North Charleston hotel after fentanyl, alprazolam found

Aiden Matthew Splendorio, 20, of Charleston was arrested July 21, 2026, after North Charleston police found about 0.65 grams of a pink powder that field-tested presumptively positive for fentanyl and three green alprazolam bars during a probable-cause search of an SUV at the Red Roof Inn on Northwoods Boulevard. Officers also located small amounts of marijuana "shake;" Splendorio had no prescription for the alprazolam and was charged with possession of fentanyl and possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance and transported to the Al Cannon Detention Center.