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Drug Mule Busted Taking 40 Kilos Of Coke From Source In Mexico To Virginia Gets Prison Time Drug Mule Busted Taking 40 Kilos Of Coke From Source In Mexico To Virginia Gets Prison Time
Drug Mule Busted Taking 40 Kilos Of Coke From Source In Mexico To Virginia Gets Prison Time The Texas man who attempted to flood Virginia streets with cocaine for a Mexican drug trafficking organization is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Carlos Alfonso Gonzalez, 31, was sentenced by a judge in Virginia to 150 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess and distribute nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine, which could be worth upwards of a million dollars on the streets. The Brownsville, Texas resident agreed with a Mexican source to transport a load of cocaine from Houston to Richmond last year, though he didn't make it to his destination, according to offi…

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Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds
Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds A man with a history of violence is heading back to prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in a Northwest DC neighborhood. District native Harold Augostus Stone, 48, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base for an operation that centered in the area of 7th Street and O Street NW, authorities announced. He was one of 20 people charged in connection to the open-air drug market on the corner of 7th and O Street. According to court documents, in 2021, members of the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI began investigating the sale of dr…

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NJ Man Tried Sneaking 30 Pounds Of Cocaine Through MD Airport In Electric Wheelchair: Feds NJ Man Tried Sneaking 30 Pounds Of Cocaine Through MD Airport In Electric Wheelchair: Feds
NJ Man Tried Sneaking 30 Pounds Of Cocaine Through MD Airport In Electric Wheelchair: Feds A high-rolling New Jersey man was dealt a bad hand after being busted by federal officials in a Maryland airport attempting to traffic more than 30 pounds of cocaine into the country. Union City, NJ resident Gabriel Ruiz, 34, was arrested by members of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department when investigators called his bluff and seized cocaine that was concealed inside his electric wheelchair at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport. Ruiz was busted on Monday, June 20, and charged with state felony narcotics importation and possession charges on…

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