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Flying High: 72 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Philly Airport, Say Customs Agents Flying High: 72 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Philly Airport, Say Customs Agents
Flying High: 72 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Philly Airport, Say Customs Agents A California man faces Pennsylvania drug charges after authorities claim he tried to smuggle 72 pounds of marijuana onto an Ireland-bound plane at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday.  Bryan Nelson Gonzalez Rodriguez, 34, of Monterey Park, Calif., meant to depart from Philadelphia on April 24 but was stopped by US Customs and Border Protection officers at the gate, agency officials said in a release.  They confronted the traveler after an x-ray exam during outbound inspections revealed "anomalies" in his two suitcases, CBP said.  The bags were then taken to a CBP in…

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by Mac Bullock
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Convicted Big-Time Pot Trafficker From Englewood Caught Doing It Again, Prosecutor Says Convicted Big-Time Pot Trafficker From Englewood Caught Doing It Again, Prosecutor Says
Convicted Big-Time Pot Trafficker From Englewood Caught Doing It Again, Prosecutor Says An Englewood man who served four months in state prison for smuggling thousands of pounds of pot from California in stereo speakers got caught dealing again, authorities said. Oscar Holguin, 42, had two pounds of marijuana in his car when Narcotic Task Force detectives searched it – and arrested him – earlier this week, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A search of his apartment at The Sheffield just off eastbound Route 4 turned up packaging materials, a bogus driver’s license and $58,880, all of which was seized, Musella said. Holguin was “distributing marijuana and laundering t…

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by Jerry DeMarco