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Authorities Smash Major NJ Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 Authorities Smash Major NJ Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20
Authorities Smash Major NJ Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 A barber shop and used car lot were fronts for a large-scale North Jersey drug trafficking ring, said authorities who seized nearly 21 pounds of fentanyl, 7½ pounds of cocaine, a loaded gun and more while arresting 20 people in Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. Nearly two dozen locations in New Jersey and New York were raided and nearly four pounds of meth, more than a pound and a half of fentanyl and $118,395 in cash were seized by a team headed by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force working with federal Homeland Security Investigations and the NYPD, they said Wednes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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5 From N.J. Plead Guilty To Loansharking, Other Mob-Controlled Rackets 5 From N.J. Plead Guilty To Loansharking, Other Mob-Controlled Rackets
5 From N.J. Plead Guilty To Loansharking, Other Mob-Controlled Rackets A group of men pleaded guilty to loansharking, money laundering and other charges after they were nabbed in "Operation Fistful," an investigation by authorities in New York and New Jersey into illicit activity by New York's Genovese organized crime family, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.  “When those involved in traditional organized crime engage in schemes such as loansharking and illegal gambling, they profit at the expense of victims who are struggling with debt, gambling problems, and other issues,” said Grewal. “By prosecuting the men who ran these schemes and put…

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by Paul Milo