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Feds Seize 15 Kilos Of Fentanyl, 19 Guns, Make 29 Arrests In Sweeping Jersey City Drug Bust Feds Seize 15 Kilos Of Fentanyl, 19 Guns, Make 29 Arrests In Sweeping Jersey City Drug Bust
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…
NJ Doc In Fed Pen For Fueling Addiction Crisis Loses License, AG Says NJ Doc In Fed Pen For Fueling Addiction Crisis Loses License, AG Says
NJ Doc In Fed Pen For Fueling Addiction Crisis Loses License, AG Says A Bergen County doctor serving a federal prison sentence for illegally distributing opioids has permanently lost his medical license, state officials said. Robert Delagente, who ran North Jersey Family Medicine in Oakland, agreed to a permanent license revocation in a consent order filed this week with the State Board of Medical Examiners, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Thursday, Oct. 23. Delagente, who has been out of practice since June 2019, was sentenced in May 2022 to six years in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to co…
NJ Gang Leader Faces Life After Ordering Multiple Murders: Feds NJ Gang Leader Faces Life After Ordering Multiple Murders: Feds
NJ Gang Leader Faces Life After Ordering Multiple Murders: Feds A 41-year-old Essex County gang leader faces up to life in prison after he admitted on Friday, Jan. 17,  to ordering fellow gang members to commit multiple murders, authorities said. Jason Franklin is a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips, a criminal enterprise responsible for acts of violence and the distribution of controlled substances in the New Jersey,  Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. In March 2019 in Irvington, Franklin ordered other members and associates of the enterprise to murder another person, in retaliation for the murder of a member and associat…