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Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor
Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor A fentanyl trafficking network was dismantled by authorities who seized nearly a quarter-pound of the highly-lethal drug, two handguns and several thousand dollars in suspected drug money, the Union County Prosecutor's Office announced. The three-month investigation concluded before dawn on June 20 with the execution of search warrants across Phillipsburg, Middlesex Borough and in homes on Charles and Hussa streets in Linden, according to Assistant Prosecutors Peter DeRose and Megan Tomlinson, who are prosecuting the case. Seized were approximately 100 grams of raw fentanyl, hundr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In Linden Authorities ID Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In Linden
Authorities ID Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In Linden An 86-year-old man was struck and killed by a pickup truck Saturday night in Linden. Robert Kern was struck by a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe at the intersection of W Baltimore Avenue near Hussa Street around 8 p.m., police said. Kern, of Linden, was treated at the scene and rushed to Newark University Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 49-year-old man also from Linden, was not injured in the crash. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Linden Police Traffic Bureau.  Anyone with information about this incident …

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by Cecilia Levine