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8 arrested in Ga. drug, gambling, dogfighting ring
Updated 11:17*am, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Houston County say eight people — including an officer at the Eastman Youth Detention Center — have been arrested in a drug, gambling and dog fighting*ring.
The Telegraph of Macon (
http://bit.ly/WJmTm7) reports the arrests were made Jan. 10 following a three-month investigation by the Houston County Sheriff's Office, the Warner Robins Police Department and the Houston County District Attorney's*Office.
Officials say they seized $16,000 worth of methamphetamine, $840,000 worth of cocaine and $56,000 worth of marijuana. Authorities also confiscated more than $61,000 in cash, 11 vehicles, 13 four-wheelers, nine motorcycles, 18 guns and rifles, and computer and stereo*equipment.
The eight who were arrested are being held in the Houston County Jail without bond, and are expected to be indicted by a Houston County grand*jury.