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Westchester Doctor Admits To Selling Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills For Cash Westchester Doctor Admits To Selling Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills For Cash
Westchester Doctor Admits To Selling Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills For Cash A 71-year-old Westchester County doctor has admitted to prescribing addictive oxycodone pills without any real medical purpose in exchange for cash, federal officials said.  Larchmont resident Mordechai Bar, who practiced in New Rochelle, pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges on Monday, Oct. 21, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal officials, between January 2023 and June 2024, Bar prescribed oxycodone, a Schedule II narcotic, without a legitimate medical purpose and "outside of the usual cours…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police, DEA Seize More Than 15 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Westchester, Charge Three From Stamford Police, DEA Seize More Than 15 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Westchester, Charge Three From Stamford
Police, DEA Seize More Than 15 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Westchester, Charge Three From Stamford Stamford Police, along with agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency, seized more than 15 pounds of Fentanyl in Westchester County and arrested three local men following a lengthy investigation. The bust comes on the heels of a seven-month investigation that was started after a member of the department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad, Officer Will Garay, heard word on the street that large amounts of cocaine, heroin, and Fentanyl were being moved through the area by local residents, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. After months of investigating, Garay had developed enough in…

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by Kathy Reakes