Crime & Justice

How an Unsolved Murder Got Legal Weed Lobbyist Eapen Thampy Indicted on Drug Charges

JOINT INVESTIGATION

Investigators looking into the 2017 death of Gus Roberts ended up arresting nine people on drug charges. One of them is a well-connected activist.

Ryan Krull
Ryan Krull
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