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🌱 How a Barnesville-area chase helped topple a major drug pipeline
Barnesville, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Barnesville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
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- How a Barnesville-area chase helped topple a major drug pipeline
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📰 News we're reading
• Boobie's suppliers off to prison; five key players dealt huge amounts of drugs here (barnesville.com) — Federal prosecutors say Atlanta-area suppliers funneled large quantities of cocaine and marijuana into Lamar County, with one high-speed chase ending along Barnesville Road and Highway 36. Local deputies seized major drug stashes, including at a Lamar County home, and multiple men now face long federal and state prison sentences. Officials emphasize the operation’s direct impact on this community. 
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