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Nov 21, 2009 | Charleston Gazette

N.C. man guilty of W.Va. drug link

A federal jury convicted a North Carolina man Thursday on drug conspiracy and witness tampering charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Police officers execute 36 drug-related arrest warrants

Although it isn't yet Halloween, authorities in Nicholas County went door-to-door Wednesday, executing 36 drug-related arrest warrants as part of "Operation Trick or Treat." The Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, Summersville Police Department, West Virginia State Police, Department of Natural Resources, United States Marshals Service and the ...

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Officials arrest 36 in warrant sweep

Authorities arrested 36 people during a warrant sweep in Nicholas County. Operation Trick or Treat involved officers from the Nicholas Sheriff's Department, Summersville Police, State Police, the state Division of Natural Resources, U.S. Marshals and FBI agents.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

West Virginia Metro

Operation Trick or Treat

Three-dozen Nicholas County residents are named in a number of arrest warrants as part of what authorities are calling Operation Trick or Treat.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Birch River fire chief killed when his ATV struck by stolen SUV

The Nicholas County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man it says was driving a stolen vehicle that struck and killed a volunteer fire chief who was riding an all-terrain vehicle along Widen-Dille Road in Birch River.

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