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A Sweet Home man was arrested Wednesday, May 10, as the result of a drug-related search warrant carried out by local law enforcement agencies at two residences near Hawthorne School.

At about 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the Linn Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team and Linn County Interagency SWAT Team, in coordination with the Sweet Home Police Department, executed the drug-related search warrant, at 1190 27th Ave. Law enforcement personnel also searched a nearby residence.

The elementary school, located about a quarter of a mile away, was locked down for two hours during the operation....