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Tag: Controlled Substances
Feds Seize 15 Kilos Of Fentanyl, 19 Guns, Make 29 Arrests In Sweeping Jersey City Drug Bust
Fifteen kilos of fentanyl, 19 guns, and more than $160,000 in cash were seized in a sweeping Jersey City drug bust that led to 29 arrests this week, federal authorities said.
The arrests stem from a long-term wiretap investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations, alongside multiple federal, state, and local agencies, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer.
The group distributed drugs in areas including Myrtle Avenue and Mallory Avenue in Jersey City, using cell phones, surveillance, and controlled buys to carry out operations, Frazier said.
On Wednesday, April 22, law enfor…
$1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Philly Port
Customs officers in Philadelphia just reeled in a whopper — but it wasn’t fish.
US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 57 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride, a dangerous anesthetic often abused at raves and by sexual predators, during multiple parcel inspections in late June, the agency announced on Thursday, July 3.
The drugs, which had a street value of about $1.5 million, were being smuggled from Europe to South Florida, hidden inside fishing rods, toys, picture frames, and other everyday items.
CBP officers weren't playing around after they found nine pounds of keta…
PA Man Accused Of Drugging, Assaulting Women He Met On Sugar Daddy Site, DA Says
At least six women are known to have been sexually assaulted after going out with a man they met on an online dating site who ended up drugging them, District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and Bristol Township Police Chief Robert Coulton announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Andrew Gallo, 40, of Copper Beech Lane, Bristol Township, was charged with five counts of rape by causing impairment, six counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, four counts of strangulation, two counts of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverage to minors, and one count each of s…
