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Tainted Cocaine Suspected In Multiple Deaths In Westchester, NYC Tainted Cocaine Suspected In Multiple Deaths In Westchester, NYC
Tainted Cocaine Suspected In Multiple Deaths In Westchester, NYC After five deaths related to tainted cocaine in Westchester and New York City, police are working to identify the person responsible for distributing the deadly substance before more die. The first Yonkers death, of an unidentified man took place on Friday, Sept. 20, the second, of another unidentified man, happened on Saturday, Sept. 21, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. The three others took place in the Woodlawn area of the Bronx, Politopoulos said. Police believe all the cases may be related to the same source of cocaine. The Yonkers Police Major Case Squad and Narcotic…

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