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Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine
Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine A Mexican national who has previously been deported from the United States is going to spend the next five years behind bars after pleading guilty to trafficking nearly five kilograms of cocaine in an around Fairfield County. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Monday that 44-year-old Luis Palacios Ortiz, who is a citizen of Mexico has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, following by 10 years of supervised released for drug and immigration offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 13, 2017, Connecticut S…

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Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking
Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking Seven alleged drug traffickers are facing decades to life in prison after being indicted in White Plains federal court for their roles in pushing cocaine in Orange County. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging seven people with trafficking more than five kilograms of cocaine in Newburgh. According to the federal complaint, beginning last year, through the beginning of last month, Edwin “Eddy” Guerrier, Carlos Fabian and Fernando Ferrer conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine as…

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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine out of a Fairfield County hotel. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Stony Point resident Dominick Pacifico, 34, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to individual counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 500 grams of cocaine. Durham said that in May last year, DEA officers from the Bridgeport Hig…

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