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Three arrested on drug charges

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

 

On Monday, September 21 at approximately Noon, law enforcement officials of the Merrill Police Department and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 611 ½ North Poplar Street in the City of Merrill.  The search of the residence revealed approximately 25 individual packages of marijuana of various weights and five units of ecstasy. 

Additionally, officials located and seized an amount of US Currency and items of drug paraphernalia including a measuring device, packaging material and items used to ingest controlled substances.

Persons arrested at the residence were 19-year-old Genna J. Knorr, Ronnie P. Phillips age 23, and Larry L. Thomas age 22.  These individuals were referred to the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office facing multiple felony drug offenses.

This investigation is continuing and further arrests may result from the investigation.

Knorr, Phillips and Thomas were scheduled to appear at the Lincoln County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

 

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