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Snoop from "The Wire" arrested in drug raid

Snoop from "The Wire" arrested in drug raid
Felicia Pearson arrives at the premiere of HBO's "The Wire" on Sept. 7, 2006 in New York. Getty/Bryan Bedder

(CBS/AP) BALTIMORE - Felicia Pearson, the actress who played "Snoop" on the HBO series "The Wire," has been arrested along with 30 others in an early morning drug bust in Baltimore, according to police.

Police say Pearson, who played a killer on the hit television series, is one of those arrested, but declined to say what charges she faces.

Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Baltimore police and others carried out the raids in Baltimore on Thursday.

A news conference on the arrests is planned for Thursday afternoon.

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