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Teacher Faces More Drug Charges

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Kristy West
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. — A high school teacher faces drug charges for the second time this year.

Cumberland County authorities arrested Kristy Leah West for prescription fraud and drug trafficking.

West has been on leave from her South Robeson High School job since March when she was charged with conspiracy to sell heroin.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story stated West was a teacher in Cumberland County. She works in Robeson County.

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