Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

3 arrested on local drug charges

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER — A shoplifting complaint at a local store has led to the arrest of three people on local drug charges.

The Michigan State Police and Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department responded to a shoplifting complaint at the Ironwood Walmart on Aug. 17 involving two people — a man who was arrested on the scene and a second who had fled on foot.

During the investigation, law enforcement personnel learned both individuals were staying at an Ironwood motel, according to a Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team news release.

The man arrested at the store was...