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UPDATE: 47 indicted on drug charges in Tazewell County

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UPDATE: TAZEWELL (WVVA) - According to the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department Facebook page, two individuals previously wanted have been apprehended.

Loryn Shelton turned herself in to authorities and Teresa Holly Short was captured.

View the updated slideshows at the links below to the left. 10 individuals remain at large.

 

TAZEWELL (WVVA) - Nearly four dozen individuals have been indicted in Tazewell County on various drug-related charges.

52 indictments were handed down on 47 individuals for distribution of drugs and other related crimes -- a total of 138 counts.

Click the links below to view the entire list of those indicted, plus the charges they face.

Click here to view those arrested

Click here for to view those wanted

The indictments represent the efforts of a 12-month investigation by the Tazewell County Narcotics Task Force, Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, Richlands Police Department, Tazewell Police Department, Bluefield Police Department, Bluefield Police Department, Virginia State Police and the Cedar Bluff Police Department.

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