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Dozens Arrested In Meth Raids

Ashtabula County Sheriff's deputies say a requirement that people show identification when they buy an over-the-counter cold medication sparked a large raid of methamphetamine labs.43 people were arrested Wednesday and meth labs were found in five homes. Pharmacies record and track buyers of cold medications containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in meth. A database helped launched the nine-month investigation that culminated in Wednesday's raids. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.