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Chesco Drug Dealer Had Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Say Feds
A Chester County drug dealer will face jailtime after prosecutors say he bought hundreds of fake prescription pills filled with fentanyl.
Ryan Menkins, 37, of Malvern, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday, Nov. 14, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero in a statement.
In May 2018, Menkins bought 900 pills of cyclopropyl fentanyl — a "dangerous fentanyl analogue" and Schedule I drug, say investigators — for $5,600 from Kevin Swing of West Chester, according to the statement.
The pills were imprinted with a mark reading "ETH 446," which is commonly found on legitimate…
Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison
Two Hudson County men used drones to smuggle steroids, syringes, cellphones and pot into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, authorities charged.
Federal agents arrested Nicolo Denichilo, 38, of Jersey City, on Thursday after learning of a scheduled drop at the Lakehurst facility, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday.
Also charged is Adrian Goolcharran, 35, of Union City, who initially was a fugitive and soon after was in custody.
At least seven drone deliveries of contraband were made to inmates dating back to July 2018 , the U.S. attorney said.
Over the course of the inv…
Ex-Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence Transferred To Halfway House From Prison
Former Ramapo town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on fraud and other charges, has been moved from a Pennsylvania prison into a halfway house.
St. Lawrence, 69, was recently transferred from the Federal Prison Camp Canaan, in Waymart, Pennsylvania, to an unnamed residential reentry center, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' public information office.
Ramapo's supervisor from 2000 to May 2016, St. Lawrence was convicted of 20 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy on May 19, 2017, following a four-week trial in federal …