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Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC
Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC One of three Manhattan men accused of flooding four North Jersey counties with massive quantities of fentanyl, meth and coke admitted his role in the organization, authorities said. Juan Carlos Merced Moreno, 45, and his partners operated a fentanyl mill in Washington Heights that supplied traffickers in New Jersey with at least 25,000 pills that were distributed throughout the Garden State, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. And that wasn't all. Authorities discovered the operation during what began as an investigation into the Hudson County crew, which flooded the str…

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New Jersey's New Top Lawman: Bergen County's Gurbir S. Grewal New Jersey's New Top Lawman: Bergen County's Gurbir S. Grewal
New Jersey's New Top Lawman: Bergen County's Gurbir S. Grewal GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- He made his name in Bergen first as a federal prosecutor and then as a fighter against the opioid epidemic as county prosecutor. Now Gurbir S. Grewal is the top lawman in the state. Grewal, of Glen Rock, became the 61st attorney general in state history -- and the first Sikh-American attorney general in U.S. history -- when the state Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment following the inauguration Tuesday of new Gov. Phil Murphy. “I am honored and humbled to assume the role of Attorney General at this critical time for our state and country," Grewal said. &qu…

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