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Former CT Resident Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine Through US Mail Former CT Resident Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine Through US Mail
Former CT Resident Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine Through US Mail A former Connecticut resident has been sentenced for trafficking kilograms of cocaine through the United States mail. Marcos Mendez, age 31, of Florida, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 18, to 72 months in prison and four years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine through the mail from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and Massachusetts, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Between July and December 2018, authorities seized five parcels that were mailed to addresses in Bristol, Meriden and Burlington, Connecticut, and in Worcest…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: County In Western Mass Elevated To 'Substantial' Risk For Spread, CDC Says COVID-19: County In Western Mass Elevated To 'Substantial' Risk For Spread, CDC Says
Covid-19: County In Western Mass Elevated To 'Substantial' Risk For Spread, CDC Says The last remaining county in Massachusetts has been upgraded from “moderate” to “substantial” risk for COVID-19 transmission as the country contends with the now-dominant Delta variant of the virus. In its latest update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upgraded Hampshire County to “substantial,” after being previously dubbed a “moderate” risk for spreading infection. According to the CDC, people in “substantial,” or “high” transmission areas should wear a mask indoors to help reduce the spread of the virus. Anyone who is immunocompromised has also been advised to mask u…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic COVID-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic
Covid-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic A convicted kidnapper, sex trafficker, and two bank robbers are among the criminals who have been released from Massachusetts prisons early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, 419 motions for release have been filed in Massachusetts by convicts as well as people awaiting trial. Of those requests 88 have been granted, 219 have been denied, and 96 are pending, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Early releases are being allowed for some people in the justice system because prisons tend to be superspreaders for diseases. To allow for social-distancing, prisoners across the nation ar…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Man Caught With Two Kilos Of Cocaine Hidden In Lucky Charms Boxes, NY State Police Say Man Caught With Two Kilos Of Cocaine Hidden In Lucky Charms Boxes, NY State Police Say
Man Caught With Two Kilos Of Cocaine Hidden In Lucky Charms Boxes, NY State Police Say A 23-year-old man faces felony charges after two Lucky Charms boxes stuffed with blocks of cocaine were found inside his vehicle by New York State Police.  According to troopers, probable cause was established to search the vehicle of Jahn Rentas, of Worcester, Massachusetts, and its occupants after he was pulled over on Interstate 90 in the area of Verona, New York, near Utica, at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.  Police said that 4.5 pounds of cocaine were uncovered.  Rentas, who is awaiting arraignment at Oneida County Jail, was charged with the felony o…

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by Christina Coulter