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McDowell County Sheriff recognizes drug enforcement team after large meth seizure
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Sheriff Ricky Buchanan and McDowell County officials publicly recognized members of the McDowell County Drug Enforcement unit for a November 13 operation that county officials said seized a large quantity of methamphetamine and weapons.
Sheriff Ricky Buchanan used the Jan. 13 Board of Commissioners meeting to recognize members of the McDowell County Drug Enforcement unit for what he described as a major narcotics seizure on Nov. 13.
Buchanan told the board the county task force executed a traffic stop and later searched a suspect’s residence in a months-long investigation into methamphetamine distribution. He said officers seized an estimated 50 kilograms of methamphetamine (the transcript states “50 kilograms” and an additional pound seized later at the…
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