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Marijuana Trafficking

Dorchester, MA
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Teen Busted With 70 Lbs Of Pot At Logan Airport; Second Person Caught With More Than 70 Lbs Teen Busted With 70 Lbs Of Pot At Logan Airport; Second Person Caught With More Than 70 Lbs
Teen Busted With 70 Lbs Of Pot At Logan Airport; Second Person Caught With More Than 70 Lbs A London woman will not make her return flight to the United Kingdom after US Customs officials found 70 pounds of marijuana in her bags, authorities said. She is the second woman in two months caught with a large load of weed bound for England.  Fareedat Folunsho, 19, was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana between 50 and 100 pounds, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. She is being held on $1,500 bail.  Police were called to the Boston Logan Airport after agents found the drugs in her bags around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12.  Related: Woman Busted With …

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by Josh Lanier
Pittsfield, MA
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2 Guilty of Trafficking 100 Lbs of Pot In Massive Grow Operation Uncovered In Western Mass 2 Guilty of Trafficking 100 Lbs of Pot In Massive Grow Operation Uncovered In Western Mass
2 Guilty of Trafficking 100 Lbs of Pot In Massive Grow Operation Uncovered In Western Mass Police and prosecutors unearthed a $3 million marijuana grow operation in a small town in Berkshire County, and now two men are going to prison, authorities said. And it was all thanks to a busted electric box and two quick-thinking linemen.  Yebin Mai, 32, and Dem Wu, 52, both of Staten Island, New York, were both convicted by a jury of trafficking more than 100 pounds of marijuana, the Berkshire County District Attorney said on Tuesday, May 7. Mai was also found guilty of witness intimidation.  The men were arrested on July 30, 2020, after repairmen from Eversource Electric…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
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Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison
Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison A convicted felon is heading back to prison after being caught with a veritable mobile cache of weapons in Virginia, federal officials announced. Richmond resident Marquis Bonhomme, 23, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for the illegal possession of firearms, including a machine gun conversion device, and ammunition despite his status as an ex-con. Bonhomme was arrested in July 2021 by members of the Richmond Police Department during a traffic stop, during which it was determined that there were multiple warrants out for his arrest. There was also a firearm magazine in plain view,…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
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Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow
Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police have busted a giant underground marijuana growing operation that had more than 3,300 plants when police made the arrests. On Friday, Oct. 30, at around 2 p.m. police and FBI agents swarmed 946 Elm St. in West Springfield to execute a search warrant. After making entry, police allegedly found a large-scale cultivation operation in a commercial building with at least 14 grow rooms, police said. It took police several hours to process the scene and secure the thousands of plants. Four men from Brooklyn, New York, were arrested in relation to the bust and charged with trafficking in m…

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by Kristin Palpini
Fairfield, CT
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Man Admits To Shipping Large Amounts Of Pot To CT After $404K Seized Man Admits To Shipping Large Amounts Of Pot To CT After $404K Seized
Man Admits To Shipping Large Amounts Of Pot To CT After $404K Seized A 38-year-old man who conspired to distribute hundreds of pounds of marijuana in and around Fairfield County is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty in District Court in Bridgeport. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District Connecticut announced on Tuesday that Atlanta resident Shamar “Sheist” Madden has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. According to court documents, between August 2016 and February the following year, Madden, Malek Long - who has pleaded guilty to th…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking 120 Pounds Of Pot In Stamford New York Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking 120 Pounds Of Pot In Stamford
New York Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking 120 Pounds Of Pot In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — A New York man pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking over 120 pounds of marijuana to Stamford and selling 40 pounds of it to a local man, prosecutors said.  Gustavo Garcia, 29, of Queens, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. He was the second man to plead guilty in the case.  According to court documents and statements made in court, in June and July 2017, Garcia delivered 120 to 130 pounds of marijuana to William Reyes in Stamford, including 40 pounds of marijuana that Garcia so…

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by Daily Voice
Stratford, CT
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Stamford Man Busted With 40 Pounds Of Pot Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge Stamford Man Busted With 40 Pounds Of Pot Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge
Stamford Man Busted With 40 Pounds Of Pot Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge STAMFORD, Conn. — A 36-year-old Stamford man busted with nearly 40 pounds of pot last summer pleaded guilty Friday to a federal marijuana-trafficking offense, prosecutors said. William Reyes, also known as “Big Head,” made his plea before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. According to court documents and statements made in court, in the summer of 2017, Reyes and John Koukouras used a residence at 40 Guernsey Hill Road in Lagrangeville, N.Y., to grow, process and distribute marijuana.  The investiga…

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