Bust of ring in Batesville nets meth haul, 52 arrests

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A 2 1/2-year investigation into the distribution in Arkansas of a high-quality type of methamphetamine has so far netted more than 100 pounds of the drug along with more than 50 arrests and led to the dismantling of an organized-crime hub based in Batesville, authorities said Thursday.

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This article was published Friday, April 18, 2008.

Arkansas, Pages 17 on 04/18/2008

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