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UPDATE: Duo In Million-Dollar Meth Bust Now Facing Federal Charges UPDATE: Duo In Million-Dollar Meth Bust Now Facing Federal Charges
Update: Duo In Million-Dollar Meth Bust Now Facing Federal Charges UPDATE, Aug. 6: The two men arrested last week have been charged in federal court. Click here for more.  Another suspect believed to be involved with a large methamphetamine operation based in a West Orange home was arrested in Maplewood, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Wednesday.  Police and sheriff's officers raided the Lorelei Road home Tuesday and seized meth with a street value of about $1 million, Fontoura said. They also arrested Brian Chedahackembruch, 23, who was at the home at the time of the raid. He's accused of running a meth production facility, among…

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by Paul Milo
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UPDATE: Second Arrest Made In Million-Dollar Meth Lab Bust UPDATE: Second Arrest Made In Million-Dollar Meth Lab Bust
Update: Second Arrest Made In Million-Dollar Meth Lab Bust UPDATE, Aug. 1: A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the raid. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  A home on a quiet suburban street in West Orange served as a major drug-production facility where authorities found more than 4,000 grams of methamphetamine, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Tuesday.  Authorities had been investigating for months prior to the raid Monday night, when neighbors saw SWAT and Essex County HazMat personnel encircling 1 Lorelei Road.  The sheriff's office spearheaded an investigation that also involved pol…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison
Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, the most notorious drug lord in modern-day history, could be sent to prison for life after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him Tuesday of various charges. US District Judge Brian Cogan told the jurors they made him “very proud to be an American” after they found the boss of the murderous Sinaloa cartel guilty of all 10 counts against him – including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise – following 34 hours of deliberations over six days. Guzmán, whom Cogan scheduled for sentencing on June 25, collected nearly $14 billion during a reign that saw him esc…

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by Jerry DeMarco