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UPDATE: Drug Investigation Centers Around Brainerd Army Store

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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We're learning more about why the locally-owned Brainerd Army Store is being investigated by the US Attorney's office. We first told you about the case last week. The US Attorney is charging Tony and Terry Honeycutt with aiding in the manufacture of methamphetamine. The Honeycutts own the store on Brainerd Road.We were curious what exactly officers seized from the Army Store. So we went to the federal courthouse today to pick up the affidavit. The document doesn't list any supplies or chemicals, but the US Attorney for Eastern Tennessee let us in on what it was.Narcotics investigators say Polar Pure is in high-demand by people who make meth. The product is sold as a water disinfectant, and that's exactly what Attorney Bill Killian says the Brainerd Army Store was selling. The key ingredient is iodine.Despite being legal to sell and purchase, Killian says his office has information tying the Honeycutt brothers to more suspicious transactions. Meanwhile, the federal government is asking for 00,000 in damages, plus the property the Brainerd Army Store sits on, and the building.We stopped by other army stores in the area, and one employee says he gets phone calls all the time for the stuff. Instead, he sells other forms of water purification methods that don't contain iodine, such as germicidal tablets.We also reached out to the Honeycutt's attorneys who denied to comment on the case. A court date has yet to be set. Depend on us to let you know what happens.By Natalie Jenereski

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