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Greenbrier residents hope arrest is not a sign of more trouble


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Updated: 2/08 6:18 pm Published: 2/08 6:14 pm




The arrest stems from a joint investigation between three different law enforcement agencies; the Faulkner County sheriff's department, Damascus police and Greenbrier police.

The owner, 26-year-old Amarjit Singh, was arrested and faces charges for selling K-2 or synthetic marijuana along with bath salts and more than a hundred other various pills.

"We really don't have this kind of thing happening in Greenbrier," said Gracie Lasley, "I've lived here all my life."

Lasley said it makes her worry about the town she considers small and safe.

"Everybody knows everybody," she said.

Now she's worried it's headed in the wrong direction.

Just up highway 65 in Damascus the Main Street Mercantile, also owned by Singh, was also found to be selling the illegal substances.

Damascus police aided the Faulkner County sheriff's in a search of the store where they said Singh was committing these crimes right under their noses.

"They really are dangerous and I think all of them should get caught," she said.

Gracie said the dangerous bath salts, which are similar to Amphetamine and Cocaine, have no place in her small community.
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Monroe - 2/14/2013 9:25 PM
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Illegal drugs and the users, dealers and the manufacturing of them are all across our country; in the rural areas,and towns, large or small. The law shuts down 3 or 4; that many or nore quickly pop up again. Like SIN, the illegal drug business will never go away until the world ends. My personal opinion on the matter.

Granny grump - 2/9/2013 9:11 AM
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My husband and I luaghed at that one too. No dope in the Brier. As ar back as the 70's we can remember people smoknig pot there. Watched them passing it around the cars.

keri1 - 2/9/2013 9:09 AM
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Small towns seem to welcome diversity and almost find it novel. Hasn't anyone noticed the nationality of most of the convience store owners or operators. Middle East or close by. The stores are trashy filled with Blunts, porn mags, condoms and other vices displayed right in our kids faces. Keep washing that poppy money Akbar!

arkansashawk - 2/8/2013 8:26 PM
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With that much stuff, if that guy was selling it there out of his stores, then yes, you do have a problem because if no one was buying it, he would not have been selling it.

OnlyG0dCnJgeMe - 2/8/2013 7:22 PM
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I guess his establishment wasnt bringing in enough profit on its own. big dummy!
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