Five arrested in large-scale drug trafficking ring bust

Sheriff's department canine deputy Rosie poses for a photo with the drugs recovered during a series of drug trafficking arrests in Mountain Home in mid-February.

Two Mountain Home men were arrested along with three others from California and Oregon following a large-scale drug trafficking bust over a three-day period.

Deputies with the Elmore County Sheriff's Office were joined by officers from the Mountain Home Police Department during the narcotics investigation, which involved large amounts of marijuana being trafficked in the Mountain Home area.

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