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$100,000 in methamphetamine seized by joint law enforcement agencies
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April Addison
Combined operations and cooperation between local law enforcement agencies made another big methamphetamine bust last Wednesday.The Barton County Sheriff's Office, the Great Bend Police Department, the Ellinwood Police Department, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation joined together to seize two pounds of methamphetamine, with a street value estimated near $100,000.Deputy Richard Allen of the Barton County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle driven by Gabriel Garmen of Hoisington for a traffic violation. Methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia were located in the vehicle. Upon further inspection of the car, a safe was also located.