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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

All roads lead to Brown-wood ?

Brownwood arrests may be tied to drugs
By Celinda Emison / Reporter-News Staff Writer
July 21, 2005
BROWNWOOD - Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies converged on Brown-wood on Wednesday to arrest a number of people on federal sealed indictments issued from the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas.
Officials involved in the sweep were tight-lipped about the details of the cases Wednesday afternoon - including who was arrested and what kinds of crimes they are suspected of committing.
More details about the sweep and the arrests will be released during a press conference this morning.
But according to the U.S. District Clerk's office in San Angelo, 11 people were arrested Wednesday morning in Brown-wood on federal drug charges.
On Monday, three people were arrested in Fort Worth in connection with the Brownwood cases, officials from the U.S. District Clerk's office reported.
Officers and agents manned a command post at the Groner Pitts National Guard Armory and began the citywide sweep around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The Drug Enforcement Agency, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, West Central Texas Interlocal Crime Task Force, the Brown County Sheriff's Office, Brownwood Police Department and agents from the U.S. District Court were involved in the sweep.
source: http://www.reporter-news.com/abil/nw_local/article/0,1874,ABIL_7959_3942189,00.html