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Police arrest 56 in drug sweep

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AUGUSTA - Police say they arrested 56 small-time drug dealers Friday after seven months of undercover investigations. <br> <br> Sheriff Ronnie Strength says the arrests targeted street-level dealers throughout Richmond County. <br> <br> He says police get the most complaints about street-level dealers because those are the ones the public see. <br> <br> Lieutenant Robert Partain says most of the drugs bought by undercover agents were powder cocaine and crack cocaine. <br> <br> The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Drug Task Force purchased cocaine, crack, marijuana, heroin, methamphetamines and ecstasy from 80 suspects since January. <br> <br> Four juveniles were arrested.
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