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Pearson, charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin, was one of 38 people arrested in the sweep, and one of 64 defendants named in related state and federal indictments.

The raids by federal agents and Baltimore police "dismantled an entire drug trafficking organisation", Ava Cooper-Davis, a special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said in a statement.

"We got the top, we got the bottom and we got everybody in between."

The announcement made no specific mention of Pearson's alleged role, other than to list her as a defendant.

Pearson, now 30, delivered one of the more memorable supporting performances in "The Wire", portraying an androgynous, husky-voiced young assassin who went about her business with chilling nonchalance.

She was herself an acknowledged product of street life who had done time in prison before being cast on the "The Wire".

David Simon, creator of the show, said in a statement that Pearson has endured "one of the hardest lives imaginable. And whatever good fortune came from her role in 'The Wire' seems, in retrospect, limited to that project".

Set in Baltimore, the Emmy-nominated series dramatized the decay of an inner city from the point of view of drug dealers, police who pursued them, as well as politicians, teachers, and even reporters.

In his lengthy public statement, which was posted online by Slate.com, Simon argued that "the war on drugs has devolved into a war on the underclass". He called the drug economy in downtrodden places like East Baltimore, where the heroin ring allegedly operated, "the only factory still hiring".

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Mar 11, 2011

tpaz

nice lips
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Mar 11, 2011

200803664

patse
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Mar 11, 2011

OPTIMIST

what is nice about skew lips...haai man Tpaz
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Mar 11, 2011

Lvly

It really doesn't suit you!
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Mar 11, 2011

vat'nsit

she looks pretty but drugs uyaspita
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Mar 11, 2011

Uncompromising

Damn, all this time i thought the character of Snoop in the The Wire was played by a guy. She really pulled it off.
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Mar 11, 2011

Ayobas

Nice girl like you, drug no,no.
Go join Wesley Snipes in jail, maybe you guys will bond there, bring babies. I hate drugs, but love my wiskey and brandy, not forgeting vodka.
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Mar 11, 2011

nalita

babes you just messed up your good life and career with drug.
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Mar 11, 2011

RasKI

The good thing about drug deals, i make what u make in a month in few hours. I specialize with fatburners
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Mar 11, 2011

OPTIMIST

I really do not get why would anyone risk their lives for a 3min hight coz that is long how it takes.
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