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19 September 2026

Truck driver accused of trading $110K chicken load to pay drug debt

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Truck driver accused of trading $110K chicken load to pay drug debt

A Memphis police affidavit says truck driver Robert Wilson offered a $110,000 chicken shipment to settle a drug debt. Officers interrupted the reported exchange behind an Economy Inn on Sept. 15. Several people unloaded frozen cargo from his semi-trailer nearby. The discovery led to 12 arrests, three recovered firearms and multiple drug charges.

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