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Drug emporium located inside Jasper trailer house

During the early morning hours of Feb. 27, the Jasper Police Department Narcotics Division and Jasper Police Department SWAT Team executed a narcotics search warrant at 510 Shady Lane, lot B-1, in the city limits of Jasper. The warrant was issued as a result of an ongoing investigation by the Jasper PD Narcotics Division.

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A rock for a ride: vehicle thieves trading cars for crack

During a not-so-happy hour at a Beaumont bar, a local man’s truck was stolen from the parking lot while he was inside.

Police say, as is the case with many car thefts and other varying crime in the city, it could be drug-related since car thieves and other drug users are prone to trading vehicles for drugs, a practice so common it has become known in some circles as “a rock for a ride.”

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Major meth bust in Lumberton

Lumberton Police chief Danny Sullins reports officers recently made their largest single meth bust ever after discovering more than 400 grams of methamphetamine during a traffic stop April 27.

According to Sullins, officers made the traffic stop on Highway 96 in Lumberton.

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Police arrest Shangri La Park trespassers for drugs, intoxication

Eric Quinn
Whitney Jefferson

Police arrested two people while investigating a parked car after hours at Shangri La Park in Orange. Both were arrested for public intoxication and one on drug charges after investigators allegedly discovered crack cocaine inside the male suspect's pocket.

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Orange man sentenced for cocaine distribution

A 59-year-old Orange man has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to possess crack cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney John Malcolm Bales Feb. 17.

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Long-sought crack cocaine distributor captured

Grover Lee Roberts

A year-long joint investigation between the Orange Police Department’s Narcotics Division and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has resulted in the arrest of a known drug dealer in Orange, Texas. 

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Beaumont police arrest eight for drugs

Beaumont Police Department Narcotics Division, along with SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics), SAU (Special Assignments Unit), and K-9 units, executed two search warrants in the 1100 block of Avenue A on Sept. 10, reports the Beaumont Police Department.

According to a news release from BPD, officers located powder cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and codeine at 1111 Avenue A. They also discovered several handguns and cash.

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Officers find crack and counterfeit currency in Orange

Police officers in Orange arrested a resident of the city during a traffic stop June 21 after discovering the man had warrants, and finding crack cocaine and counterfeit currency in the man’s possession, reports the Orange Police Department.

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Port Arthur crack dealer sentenced

A 57-year-old Rialto, California woman living in Port Arthur has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John Malcolm Bales on Feb. 5.

According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Angie Dang pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, 2014 to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.

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Cocaine bust in Orange - more than 30 grams recovered

More than 30 grams of cocaine was recovered and one man arrested during the execution of a search warrant in Orange on Oct. 30, police report.

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