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Four arrested on drug trafficking charges in Augusta

Four arrested on drug trafficking charges in Augusta

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Police arrested a group of men accused of trafficking drugs in Augusta on Tuesday.

According to CBS 13, police executed the search warrant at 54 Boothby Street around 3 p.m.

27-year-old Darrel Boyd of New York, 26-year-old Ritchard Laguer of New York, 22-year-old Elmo Williams of New York, and 59-year-old Patrick Burns of Augusta, were all charged with unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs.

All are being held at Kennebec County Jail.

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