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Four arrested in Maries County meth bust
Posted: 02.09.2013 at 2:18 PM
Juliette Dryer

Juliette is a reporter for KRCG 13.

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MARIES COUNTY, MO. -- Four people are facing drug-related charges after a narcotics investigation in Maries County late Friday evening.

The Maries County Sheriff's Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group conducted the investigation at 12036 Highway V in Vienna.

Investigators found numerous items related to the manufacture of methamphetamines along with suspcted methamphetamines.

Charges have been filed against 46-year-old George Puckett and 40-year-old Matthew Romine, both of Dixon, for attempt to manufactrure a controlled substance.

Both are being held in Maries County Jail on $100,000 bond.

Jessica Salvo, 23, has been charged out of Phelps County with possession of a chemical with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance. She is in Maries County Jail on $25,000 bond.

The Sheriff's office expects charges to be filed against another female later this week.

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