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Thursday, March 28, 2013  Lexington County officers seized 73 marijuana plants from a home near West Columbia Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Two West Columbia residents are accused of operating a meth lab at their home, according to officials with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Lexington County officers seized a meth lab that was being operated at a shed near Lexington Tuesday. Two people were arrested.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A five-month undercover investigation by the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) has resulted in the arrstes of 12 people on various drug charges.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  A meth lab was seized in Leesville Wednesday afternoon by authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Sunday, April 01, 2012  Officers of the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team busted a meth lab Thursday and arrested the man running it.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) arrested four men and seized more than 150 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine.

Monday, June 06, 2011  The Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested 25-year-old Benjamin Jonathan Newman Sunday and seized about 27 ounces of drugs intended for sale.

Monday, December 22, 2008  Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) seized 7.4 kilograms of cocaine, which has a street value of $739,878, 2.5 pounds of marijuana, which has a street value of $5,670, firearms and equipment that is used to grow marijuana indoors after executing a search warrant at a home on Happy Town Road near Swansea.