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23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds 23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds
23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds More than 23,000 doses of fentanyl, nearly 30 homemade firearms and a host of parts designed to create fully-automatic machine guns were seized in the takedown of a drug and gun trafficking network run by New Jersey members of the Latin Kings, federal authorities announced. Nine reputed members of the ring were charged with a variety of drug and weapon offenses that include creating and selling private-made firearms (PMFs), more commonly known as “ghost guns," U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. PMFs were actually being made on 3D printers at the moment law enforcers raided one of sever…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Springfield Woman Rushed To Hospital Following Overnight House Fire Springfield Woman Rushed To Hospital Following Overnight House Fire
Springfield Woman Rushed To Hospital Following Overnight House Fire A Springfield woman was rushed to the hospital after a fire engulfed her home early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Crews responded to a home in the 400 block of North Rolling Road where a fire broke out just before 12:30 a.m. and pulled a woman to safety, according to Springfield Fire Company. Medics rushed her to a local hospital where her condition is unknown, authorities said. Fire crews say the fire was quickly contained but hoarding conditions delayed overhaul operations.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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by Nicole Acosta