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Queens Man Accused Of Smuggling Snakes In His Pants Into US From Canada Queens Man Accused Of Smuggling Snakes In His Pants Into US From Canada
Queens Man Accused Of Smuggling Snakes In His Pants Into US From Canada A 36-year-old man from New York is accused of smuggling three snakes in his pants across the United States-Canadian border. Calvin Bautista, a resident of Richmond Hill in Queens, was arraigned on Tuesday, Oct. 4, on an indictment charging him with smuggling three Burmese pythons into the United States at the Champlain Port of Entry, according to United States Attorney Carla Freedman. The US Attorney's Office said Bautista smuggled the snakes in his pants during a bus ride across the border. The charge filed against Bautista carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fin…

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by Nicole Valinote
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One Killed In Crash Involving FedEx Vehicle On Long Island Expressway One Killed In Crash Involving FedEx Vehicle On Long Island Expressway
One Killed In Crash Involving FedEx Vehicle On Long Island Expressway This story has been updated. One person was killed in an overnight crash involving a FedEx vehicle on the Long Island Expressway. It happened around 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 in Ronkonkoma. A 2018 Honda sedan, driven by Stephen Neville, age 29, of Lake Ronkonkoma, collided with a 2017 Nissan sedan, driven by Xavier Rodriguez, age 19, of Centereach, on the eastbound Long Island Expressway as the two vehicles were attempting to turn onto Exit 60, Suffolk County Police said.  The Honda came to a stop in the center lane and the Nissan stopped on the exit ramp, according to police. Both …

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by Joe Lombardi