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Several arrests in bust of Northshore drug network tied to overdose deaths, sheriff says

WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened "A fatal overdose is no longer a closed file in this parish. It is a homicide investigation," said Sheriff Jason Smith.
The headline split WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) frames it as "Several arrests in bust of Northshore drug network tied to overdose deaths, sheriff says". WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) frames it as "Several arrested in connection with Bogalusa drug network, overdose deaths".
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Sep 18, 12:51 AM

Several arrests in bust of Northshore drug network tied to overdose deaths, sheriff says

"A fatal overdose is no longer a closed file in this parish. It is a homicide investigation," said Sheriff Jason Smith.

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WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans)News report · Sep 18, 12:16 AM

Several arrested in connection with Bogalusa drug network, overdose deaths

Ten people were arrested following an investigation into a Bogalusa drug network and overdose deaths.

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Sep 18, 12:16 AM: WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Sep 18, 12:51 AM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.

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