DRUG RAID ARRESTS Three People Behind Bars After Drug Raid In Mingo County
Reported by: Mamie Buoy
Web Producer: Mamie Buoy
Reported: Nov. 17, 2012 4:42 PM EST
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Matewan
, Mingo County
, West Virginia
A drug raid in Mingo County lands three people behind bars.
Officers say they found eight pounds of marijuana, hyrdocodone and 3,000 firearms during a raid of three houses in the Red Jacket and Matewan areas. The find comes after a three month long investigation by the Mingo County Sheriff's Department and several city police agencies.
Police arrested 51-year-old John Bland, his 27-year-old son Nicholas and 25-year-old Megan Berger. All face numerous drug charges.
Investigators are still looking for Bland's other son, John Bland Jr.
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