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Fugitive Had 30 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Home Next To Daycare In NY, DEA Says
Federal agents apprehended a 44-year-old fugitive in New York, where they say he was trafficking large amounts of cocaine and fentanyl.
Benito Bello, from Lawrence, Massachusetts, who also goes by the name Zuriel Ayala Rodriguez, was arrested in the Bronx on Wednesday, Aug. 10, the DEA said.
Agents said Bello had a kilo of cocaine and 14 kilos of the synthetic opioid inside the home where a minor child also lived.
Next to the house was a daycare that watched children as young as 6 weeks old, federal agents said.
For context, 14 kilos is more than 30 pounds of …
Man, Woman Accused Of Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In Hudson Valley
A duo from the Hudson Valley is facing serious charges after they were allegedly caught with hardcore drugs.
Ronald Bernard, age 62, and Sandra Fleming, age 66, both of the City of Poughkeepsie, were arrested after the Dutchess County Drug Task Force found them with large amounts of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, according to the sheriff’s office.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can prove fatal in small doses and is increasingly found in illegal drugs like heroin.
Bernard and Fleming were each charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a felony…
Dealer Nabbed For Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer has been charged in connection with the overdose deaths of four people.
Dutchess County resident Allen Peloquin, aka "Ace," age 34, of Poughkeepsie, was taken into custody on Thursday, March 31.
Peloquin was charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in the death of a woman in Putnam County in Carmel, in Feb. 2020, and a man in Poughkeepsie, in May 2020, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Peloquin was also charged with participating in a narcotics conspiracy that distributed fentanyl-laced…
