Drug sweep targets two dozen in Wyoming Co. - WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV News, Weather and Sports

UPDATE: Drug sweep targets two dozen in Wyoming Co.

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PINEVILLE (WVVA) - Twenty people face 73 charges after a major prescription drug bust in Wyoming County Friday.

The countywide sweep targeted two dozen individuals. The charges relate to the distribution of the painkiller oxycodone.

Drug abuse has been a growing problem in the county. Sheriff Randall Aliff says there have been 29 overdose deaths in the county in 2011 alone.

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