29 Suspects Charged In Latest Hudson Valley Heroin Bust

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Federal authorities charged 29 suspects in a heroin and oxycodone trafficking ring in Rockland County, according to LoHud.com.

Authorities have charged 29 suspects in a heroin and oxycodone ring in Rockland County.
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Joe Jenkins

03/25/2015 10:30 a.m.

The charges come just months after local authorities charged 23 people in Westchester.

A federal indictment released on Wednesday said 17 of the suspects are facing federal charges while the remaining 12 are facing state charges, LoHud.com reported.

Undercover agents reportedly purchased more than 50,000 oxycodone tablets from the suspects between early 2014 and March of this year, LoHud.com said.

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