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Federal prosecutors say an Arkansas probation and parole officer accused of collecting money from drug traffickers under her supervision has been arrested.

A former police officer who was accused of accepting bribes and looking the other way while drug traffickers shipped illegal drugs throughout the region has been sentenced to two years in prison.

A woman charged in a drug and corruption investigation in eastern Arkansas has pleaded guilty to money laundering.

Federal prosecutors in Arkansas say the second of five law enforcement officers indicted on drug-trafficking charges has pleaded guilty to extortion and money laundering.

Another defendant charged in a corruption and narcotics investigation in eastern Arkansas has pleaded guilty to a drug-related charge.

A woman charged in a federal investigation of drug trafficking and corruption in eastern Arkansas was released from custody on Tuesday, but authorities said they expect more charges to be filed against her.

Four of the five police officers accused of taking part in a drug trafficking and corruption scheme in eastern Arkansas will remain in jail for the near future.

Two suspects remain at large out of the 70 people indicted in a wide-ranging investigation of drug trafficking and corruption in eastern Arkansas.

Authorities say an eastern Arkansas man indicted in a wide-ranging drug and corruption investigation ran a drug ring out of an auto repair shop and bribed law enforcement.