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DEA warns meth surge is hitting Treasure Coast as cocaine prices rise

DEA warns meth surge is hitting Treasure Coast as cocaine prices rise
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Federal agents in Palm Beach County are warning of an unprecedented surge in methamphetamine fueled by rising cocaine prices. Inside the DEA's West Palm Beach office, federal agents packed up 12 kilos of pure crystal meth, part of a larger haul of about 54 kilos pulled off Palm Beach County streets in just two days. One seizure was laced

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