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Prison Time For Members Of Maryland Drug Trafficking Organization Ordered To Forfeit $2M: DOJ
Two members of an alleged drug distribution operation in Maryland have been sentenced to time in federal prison and were ordered by a judge to forfeit $2 million that was seized during the investigation, according to authorities.
Raymond Zamora, 24, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, US Judge George Russell III announced on Thursday, Aug. 11.
The sentence came days after co-conspirator Hugo Maldonado Ortiz, 53, was sentenced to five years behind bars, fol…
South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody
Federal agents followed a tractor-trailer loaded with nearly 250 pounds of cocaine for more than 75 miles from South Jersey to New York before busting the driver and a co-conspirator in Yonkers, authorities said.
They were right behind when Eddie Velez-Pena, 33, of Yonkers, stopped the tractor-trailer in the Hunterdon County town of Hampton, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then followed him and the rig north to the border of Yonkers and the Bronx, the U.S. attorney said.
There Velez-Pena transferred multiple duffle bags to Robin Medina-Fabian, 38, of the Bro…
