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Mount Vernon, NY
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Former Corrections Officer From Mount Vernon Took Bribes To Smuggle Drugs In Prison: Feds Former Corrections Officer From Mount Vernon Took Bribes To Smuggle Drugs In Prison: Feds
Former Corrections Officer From Mount Vernon Took Bribes To Smuggle Drugs In Prison: Feds A Mount Vernon resident and former corrections officer at Rikers Island has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle drugs into the jail, federal authorities announced.  Ghislaine Barrientos, age 37, admitted to her role in a scheme to bring narcotics, including cocaine and synthetic cannabinoids, into Rikers Island in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.  Barrientos, formerly employed by the New York City Department of Correction, conspired with others to smuggle cocaine, s…

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by Ben Crnic
Reading, PA
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Reading Man Busted With Drugs, Guns, 'Numerous Paraphernalia Items': Berks DA Reading Man Busted With Drugs, Guns, 'Numerous Paraphernalia Items': Berks DA
Reading Man Busted With Drugs, Guns, 'Numerous Paraphernalia Items': Berks DA A Reading man targeted in a drug bust was found with guns, various drugs, and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Allah Jamal Johnson, 38, of 1501 Perkiomen Avenue, was arrested outside of his residence on Wednesday, Oct. 23 after authorities executed a search warrant, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. An investigation by the Berks County Drug Task Force into Johnson began in August, resulting in a search warrant for his home and his vehicle, a white Buick Regal. During the search, investigators found: One Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol with an ob…

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by Merriell Moyer
Reading, PA
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Reading Businessman Sold Fentanyl To Undercover Detectives, DA Says Reading Businessman Sold Fentanyl To Undercover Detectives, DA Says
Reading Businessman Sold Fentanyl To Undercover Detectives, DA Says Over a hundred fentanyl pills were seized in a Reading drug raid on Friday, July 12, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  Gregory Borges, 60, was charged with drug and firearms offenses, prosecutors said.  Detectives began investigating Borges in May and made multiple controlled buys of fentanyl from his business Gshirt Inc. at 921 Penn Street, authorities wrote in a release.  "He was selling this lethal product and storing it at this location," the DA's Office said. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his business on Wednesday, July 10 and raided…

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by Mac Bullock
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Illegal Marijuana, THC Products Seized From Westport Store, Police Say Illegal Marijuana, THC Products Seized From Westport Store, Police Say
Illegal Marijuana, THC Products Seized From Westport Store, Police Say A large number of illegal items containing THC were seized from a smoke shop in Fairfield County following a search of the business conducted by authorities, police announced.  The illegal items were seized from Savvy Smoker located in Westport at 940 Post Rd. East during a search conducted by Westport Police detectives on Tuesday, Dec. 19, the department announced.  According to police, the search was conducted following community complaints regarding the store's sale of illegal substances. These complaints were then confirmed by an investigation conducted by the detect…

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by Ben Crnic
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Busted Bringing Drugs To Hudson Valley Jail, State Police Say Woman Busted Bringing Drugs To Hudson Valley Jail, State Police Say
Woman Busted Bringing Drugs To Hudson Valley Jail, State Police Say A 35-year-old woman was allegedly busted bringing drugs into a Hudson Valley correctional facility. The incident took place at the Ulster County Correctional Facility in Wawarsing on Sunday, Feb. 12. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, Suffolk County resident Julie Tate of Holtsville was visiting the jail when she was found in possession of 29 strips of buprenorphine and approximately 6.8 grams of synthetic cannabinoids.  She was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, and two counts of promoting pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says
PA Woman, Inmate Smuggled Drugs Through Mail Into DelCo Jail, DA Says A Pennsylvania woman and an inmate were charged with smuggling drugs through the mail into a Delaware County jail, authorities said. Working with the members of the Narcotics Task Force, during February through August, the mailroom staff at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord intercepted eight packages containing synthetic cannabinoids and suboxone, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. One of the packages was sent by Cynthia Rees, 39 to inmate Amir Sanchez, 41. The other packages were linked to Rees and were sent to various i…

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by Nicole Acosta
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: DUI Phillipsburg Mom Busted Driving Erratically With Toddler In Car Authorities: DUI Phillipsburg Mom Busted Driving Erratically With Toddler In Car
Authorities: DUI Phillipsburg Mom Busted Driving Erratically With Toddler In Car A Phillipsburg woman had smoked K2 spice just half an hour before driving erratically with her three-year-old toddler in the car Tuesday night, authorities charged. Brittany Hicks, 26, was pulled over for driving erratically near the intersection of Route 517 and Main Street in Hackettstown just after 10 p.m., authorities said in a release. Hicks — who police say had smoked the synthetic cannabinoids just half an hour prior to getting behind the wheel — was driving with her three-year-old child in the car and showed clear signs of impairment, authorities said. Additional K2 spice was found…

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by Valerie Musson
Englewood, NJ
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Prosecutor: Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Out-Of-State Pair With 35 Pounds Of Synth Pot Prosecutor: Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Out-Of-State Pair With 35 Pounds Of Synth Pot
Prosecutor: Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Out-Of-State Pair With 35 Pounds Of Synth Pot Two Massachusetts mechanics stopped by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives on Route 95 in Englewood were toting 35 pounds of synthetic pot, authorities said. Harry E. Cartagena, 30, and Jose C. Marrero-Santiago, 28, both of Dorchester were in a Honda Accord stopped Wednesday for multiple traffic violations on the northbound highway, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9 trained in drug detection led the prosecutor’s Narcotic Task Force detectives to the trunk, where they found two suitcases filled with the psychoactive substance. Synthetic canna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
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Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison
Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison A convicted felon in Connecticut is heading back behind bars after being sentenced for distributing synthetic drugs. Michael Young, 48, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after admitting to importing, manufacturing and distributing synthetic cannabinoids. In August last year, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service identified a suspicious package that was shipped from a California business that marketed and sold herbal products for smoking to Young’s Bridgeport residence. A search of the package revealed a leafy plant-like su…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Greenwich Police Issue K2 'Spice' Warning After More Than 100 Overdose In New Haven Greenwich Police Issue K2 'Spice' Warning After More Than 100 Overdose In New Haven
Greenwich Police Issue K2 'Spice' Warning After More Than 100 Overdose In New Haven After more than 100 people overdosed in New Haven recently, police are issuing a warning to Fairfield County residents on the dangers of K2, also known as "Spice." Greenwich Police report they have seen a rise in the use of the drug, known as a synthetic cannabinoid and overdoses have also been reported in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.  Synthetic cannabinoids are human-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other de…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
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Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection With Overdoses Of 30-Plus People At City Park Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection With Overdoses Of 30-Plus People At City Park
Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection With Overdoses Of 30-Plus People At City Park As the number of people who have overdosed has grown to more than 30 people at a New Haven city park, a person of interest has been arrested. Officials began receiving reports of drug overdoses at the park known as the Haven Green, Tuesday evening when three people were believed to have overdosed, officials said. Just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, the City’s 911 Center began to receive calls reporting possible additional overdoses on the New Haven Green, said Rick Fontana, director, of New Haven Emergency Operations. Just after 3 p.m., the New Haven Police Department announced it has made an arr…

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by Kathy Reakes