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Monday, February 01, 2016

Drug charges drastically rise in Talbot

EASTON — Drug arrests by the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office increased nearly 500 percent in 2015 compared to 2014.

The sheriff’s office and the Talbot County Narcotics Task Force charged more than 250 people with drug offenses, while there were 54 charged in 2014, according to the sheriff’s office.

The rise in drug arrests comes after the county’s new sheriff, Joe Gamble, has been in office for a year. He was elected on a promise to attack the county’s drug issues, mainly the heroin scourge.

Gamble said the stats don’t mean the county had a worse drug problem in 2015 than in 2014. It previously was not a focus of enforcement, he said.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Easton the new "Bury"?

Anonymous said...

gee it makes me think that the american people WANT these drugs.

Anonymous said...

Joe Gamble was OUTSTANDING Trooper. Easton is blessed to have him.

Anonymous said...

Gamble is way better than Lewis could ever be gamble takes care of his deputies

Anonymous said...

Unlike the troll lewis.

Anonymous said...

Easton is getting a BJ's Warehouse soon!
Relevancy?
There isn't one in the "bury". Closest one = Millsboro

Anonymous said...

Easton also getting Harris Teader also they have about 7-8 grocery stores

Anonymous said...

When will we get a Costco? They have organic meats at much lower prices than anyone. I'm tired of paying the high prices at Giant.

Anonymous said...

lol you people sure have been conditioned. BUY. OBEY. CONFORM. MONEY IS GOD.

worried about the next shiny thing to come out. geesh