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Newark, NJ
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ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey
Two fugitive murder suspects – one from Brazil who fled to Newark and another from El Salvador who was living in Elizabeth – were among 115 foreign nationals captured by ICE agents in New Jersey last week, officials said. Also seized in last week’s sweep of nationals illegally living in New Jersey were a Salvadoran MS-13 gang member found in Paterson and a deported child abuser from Mexico who was living In Guttenberg, they said. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup targeted at-large criminal aliens, illegal reentrants and other immigration violators who were “a threat to …
Newark, NJ
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: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured
A prisoner in custody at Newark Airport slipped away Tuesday afternoon but was quickly recaptured, authorities said. "The PAPD responded and assisted in the apprehension of the prisoner," authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. "The incident resulted in minimal operation impact to Newark Liberty International Airport." The U.S. Customs and Border Protection prisoner apparently asked to use a restroom at Terminal C around 11:30 a.m., went in unsupervised and escaped through a ventilation system, an airport source told Daily Voice. The Essex County Sheriff's K-9 Unit was among the respon…
Wilton, CT
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Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21
Two Wilton teens were nabbed for allegedly having ordered 12 forged driver's licenses for people under the age of 21 from overseas. Willem Jeffrey Vanpelt, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old were arrested on a warrant on Monday, Dec. 30, by Wilton Police following an investigation started by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The two were connected after Customs officers stapped the shipment when it arrived in the country and they found the forged ID's addressed to Vanpelt, Kluk said. Vanpelt was charged with 12 counts of conspiracy and 12 counts of forgery…
New City, NY
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Drug Ring Sold
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aced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says
Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said sold THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids on the black market in Rockland and Bergen counties, on Staten Island and at the Jersey Shore. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” can…
Hackensack, NJ
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Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold
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aced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen
Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said flooded the black market in North Jersey, the Shore and Rockland County with THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” candy packages; 6,250 “Ba…
West Milford, NJ
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Passaic County 'Cash Jet' Pilot Gets 13 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Coke Kilos In, $7.5M Out
A private "cash jet" pilot from Ringwood must spend the next 13 years in federal prison for bringing hundreds of kilos of cocaine into New Jersey and New York, then laundering more than $7.5 million in proceeds back to Guyana. Khamraj Lall, 52, of Ringwood was convicted by a federal jury in Trenton last October of using the proceeds of a "cocaine empire” to buy jets, homes and cars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. “He also paid more than $2 million in cash stuffed in suitcases to a Florida contractor to build an airplane hangar in Guyana,” Carpenito said. The Guyanese-born Lall -- who …
Fairfield, CT
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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…
Harrison, NY
Your Community
Ocasio-Cortez Cites 'Inhumane Behavior,' But Denies Threatening Border Control Agents
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denied she threatened Customs and Border Protection officers on a visit to migrant detention centers in El Paso, Texas. The New York congresswoman, a 2007 graduate of Yorktown High School, was accused of screaming and yelling at border patrol agents after allegedly catching them discussing setting up a GoFundMe fundraising page for an officer who photoshopped her face on an illicit image. AOC reportedly shouted at federal law enforcement agents "in a threatening manner," and refused to complete a tour of the facility, according to news reports. "She comes…
Paterson, NJ
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Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR
A gunman who shot and killed a Paterson man on a city street four years ago before fleeing to the Dominican Republic was captured after he got off a flight at Newark Airport, authorities said. Ubaldo Nunez, 27, was quickly seized by members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the gate on Sunday, they said. Nunez gunned down 31-year-old Francisco Maldonado on East 19th Street in March 2015 and then fled the country, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Maldonado, also known as Jose R. Cabrera, underwent lengthy …
Paterson, NJ
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Fugitive Wanted In 2017 Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Trying To Re-Enter US From DR
Federal agents were waiting at an Atlanta airport when a fugitive accused of gunning down a man on a Paterson street nearly two years ago tried to slip back into the country from the Dominican Republic, authorities said Tuesday. Elisaul Marte, 29, was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after getting off a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, they said. He was being held pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of murder and weapons possession in the slaying of 28 year-old Ramon Mosquea, whose was found slumped over the hood of his…
Fairfield, CT
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Synthetic Drug Distributor In Fairfield County Pleads Guilty
A drug distributor from Fairfield County is facing 20 years in prison for importing and distributing synthetic drugs and PCP in Connecticut. Bridgeport resident Michael Young, 48, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances for his role in a near two-year scheme. In August last year, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service identified a suspicious package destined for Young’s Bridgeport residence, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. The package had been shipped from a California business that marketed and sold herbal produ…
Mahopac, NY
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Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say
A 53-year-old area man attempting to fly out of the country now is behind bars after authorities say he threatened to blow up a government building in New York. In January, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks were forwarded a letter from Domick Volino threatening to blow up an unidentified New York State government building. With the assistance of Amtrak Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Volino, a Poughkeepsie resident, was arrested on …
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