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50 Injured Birds In PA Cockfighting Ring, Cocaine Bust Lands Man Years In Prison 50 Injured Birds In PA Cockfighting Ring, Cocaine Bust Lands Man Years In Prison
50 Injured Birds In PA Cockfighting Ring, Cocaine Bust Lands Man Years In Prison A Bucks County man caught running a bloody cockfighting operation and trafficking cocaine has been sentenced to years behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25. Manfid Duran, 50, of Plumstead Township, pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking and dozens of animal cruelty charges after police found four kilos of cocaine and more than 50 injured birds at his property in 2023 and 2024, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. President Judge Raymond F. McHugh sentenced Duran to five to 10 years in state prison for the drug charges and a consecutive 8 to 24 m…
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police 52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
Two More Charged In Connection With Bucks Cockfight, Police Say Two More Charged In Connection With Bucks Cockfight, Police Say
Two More Charged In Connection With Bucks Cockfight, Police Say Two more people are accused of taking part in an alleged illegal cockfight in Doylestown last month, say Plumstead police.  Manfid Duran, 49, and Mara Duran, 50, are each charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals, authorities said.  Plumstead police and the Bucks County SPCA said they uncovered a cockfight in a Doylestown garage on Feb. 18. Twenty-five people were said to have fled when authorities arrived.  Manfid Duran was arrested following a Swamp Road traffic stop on March 3, and Mara Duran surrendered to police on an arrest warrant on March 7, officials said.&n…