Illegal Gun Sales: After Fleeing State, LI Man Extradited, Charged With 61 Counts
Nearly a year after fleeing the state, a Long Island man has been extradited and charged in a 61-count indictment for selling illegal firearms, authorities said.
Westbury resident Gerald Pierre, age 40, was arraigned in Nassau County Court on Friday, March 31, for 61 counts relating to owning and selling illegal firearms.
It came two days after he was extradited to Nassau County on Wednesday, March 29 following an unrelated arrest in Pennsylvania, bringing to an end a saga that started when he fled New York over a year prior, prosecutors said.
Between October 2020 and January 20…
3D-Printed Gun, 1,600 Pills, Meth: Suspected Western Mass Drug Traffickers Nabbed After Raid
An investigation into illegal firearms led to much more when police in Hampden County raided a home on Friday, March 10, authorities said.
Julias Cruz, age 20, and Robin Liberte, 45, both of Springfield, face more than two dozen charges combined after officers executed a search warrant for a home on Wilbraham Road, Springfield police announced on Monday.
Police began watching Cruz weeks ago on a suspected illegal guns investigation, authorities said. Liberte was also known to investigators. He was out on parole for a previous drug conviction, officials said.
Some of the guns and dru…
$50K In Drugs Seized From Bensalem Dealers, Authorities Say
A five-month investigation into a Bucks County drug trafficking scheme culminated Tuesday, March 7 with two arrests and the seizure of more than $50,000 in narcotics, Bensalem police claim.
Keenan Goodman, 31, of Philadelphia, and Naim Ward, 32, of Bensalem, were arrested while emptying out a unit at the Franklin Commons apartments on Cardinal Drive, the department said.
Investigators believe the pair were "involved in a large-scale drug operation" based in Bucks with ties to Philadelphia. Detectives said they seized over two pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, crack cocaine, and Xanax, a…
Manheim Teen Caught With Gun, THC In 'Vaccum-Sealed Bag,' Police Say
Numerous vehicle violations led police to pull over a vehicle where they found forged documents, an illegal gun, and a "vaccum-seaed bag" of THC marijuana, authorities say.
Brandon Daevon Graves, 19, of Lancaster, was driving a car with "heavily tinted windows," an out rear-side brake light, and "expired inspection and emissions stickers," along Columbia Avenue at Jackson Drive on Fed. 17, 2023 Manheim Township police explain in the release.
"Consent to search the vehicle was denied by Graves. The vehicle was towed to the police station and a search warrant was obtained. Suspected ma…
Nearly 2 Kilos Of Mushrooms Seized In Massive Lehigh Drug Raid: Troopers
Two U-Haul trucks were needed to carry away the large stash of drugs police recovered while searching a Lehigh County man's properties, authorities claim.
State police and county detectives raided the South 12th Street home of 36-year-old Emmaus resident Andrew Kacsur, as well as a unit at Edge Self Storage in Tilden Township, while executing search warrants on Thursday, Feb. 16, troopers said in a release.
The massive haul between both properties included about 1,783 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, around 372 psilocybin edibles, roughly 6,962 grams of THC wax, 866 THC vaporizer …
Maryland '1800 Boys' Gang Members Face Murder, Drugs, Weapons Charges: AG
Nine men have been charged for their roles in a criminal gang and operating an open-air drug market that operated throughout Baltimore City, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown.
Brown announced the indictments of nine men for their role in the gang, as well as one member who is wanted for his role in the murder of Baltimore resident Marquis Carter in November last year.
Those charged:
Keontae Moore, 23;
Dayvonta Mackey, 27;
Daquan Battle, 27;
Jawaan Jordan, 28;
DaMarvin Singletary, 28;
Brandon Ledbetter, 29;
Carlos Jordan, 32;
Darrell White, 33;
Theodore Easton, 44.
The c…
