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Five Cass County, Iowa, residents arrested for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl

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Five Cass County, Iowa, residents arrested for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
Five Cass County, Iowa, residents were arrested Friday for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to the Department of Justice.The five arrested on federal indictments were 19-year-old Mason Blaine Loudermilk of Atlantic, Iowa; 28-year-old Chase Daniel Jahnke of Lewis, Iowa; 26-year-old Kelsi Marie Thurman of Lewis, Iowa; 25-year-old Colby Ray Clarken of Atlantic, Iowa; and 19-year-old Collin Jacob Clarken of Atlantic, Iowa, according to court documents.The arrests were the result of a six-month investigation into fentanyl overdose cases in Cass and Shelby counties, the Department of Justice said.According to the Department of Justice, the investigation found a fentanyl distribution system in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.The five people charged face a potential sentence of a minimum of 20 years up to life in prison, according to the Department of Justice.The investigation into the distribution network remains ongoing, according to the Department of Justice.More headlines

Five Cass County, Iowa, residents were arrested Friday for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to the Department of Justice.

The five arrested on federal indictments were 19-year-old Mason Blaine Loudermilk of Atlantic, Iowa; 28-year-old Chase Daniel Jahnke of Lewis, Iowa; 26-year-old Kelsi Marie Thurman of Lewis, Iowa; 25-year-old Colby Ray Clarken of Atlantic, Iowa; and 19-year-old Collin Jacob Clarken of Atlantic, Iowa, according to court documents.

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The arrests were the result of a six-month investigation into fentanyl overdose cases in Cass and Shelby counties, the Department of Justice said.

According to the Department of Justice, the investigation found a fentanyl distribution system in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.

The five people charged face a potential sentence of a minimum of 20 years up to life in prison, according to the Department of Justice.

The investigation into the distribution network remains ongoing, according to the Department of Justice.

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