KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Federal authorities say two homicides in northwest Missouri last year were linked to a large methamphetamine trafficking ring based in Kansas City.
The Kansas City Star reports a search warrant affidavit filed in U.S. District Court cites the death of James Hampton, whose body was found in the trunk of a burned-out car in August in Lafayette County. It also cites the death of 28-year-old Brittanie Broyles, who was shot to death in Kansas City.
Authorities have charged a dozen people in the alleged drug ring. Investigators say Hampton and Broyles were associates of some of those people but no one has been charged in the homicides.
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Federal charges allege the trafficking ring sold more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and made $8.5 million.
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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
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