Pubdate: Tue, 09 Dec 2008
Source: The Daily News Transcript (Norwood, MA)
Copyright: 2008 GateHouse Media, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3501
Author: Norman Miller, Staff Writer
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)

DEA RECOVERS 1500 POUNDS OF POT, 6 ARRESTED

The Drug Enforcement Agency arrested six people Monday night in a
major marijuana bust, authorities said.

Tony Pettigrew, a spokesman for the DEA's New England office, said
authorities recovered approximately 1,500 pounds of marijuana, and the
investigation included the DEA, the Bellingham, Milford, Framingham
and Massachusetts State Police.

They were all charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and are
scheduled to be arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Boston.
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