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Federal agents arrest alleged NJ gang members in drug trafficking ring
A major drug raid today in Plainfield targeted what Homeland Security Investigations agents said were members of a significant Blood gangs crew that was part of a major narcotics operation.
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‘Sex, Money, Murder' Bloods gang sect members charged in widespread NJ drug operation
A major drug raid in New Jersey targeted what federal law enforcement officials said were members of a significant Blood gangs crew involved in a widespread trafficking ring.
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Two men charged in overdose death of NYC transgender activist and actress
Two men were charged in the death of LGBTQ+ activist Cecilia Gentili, who died as a result of an overdose from heroin and fentanyl in February. The men are facing charges for selling the drugs that killed her. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.
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2 charged with distributing drugs that led to NYC transgender activist's death
Two men in Brooklyn are facing charges in connection to the death of a prominent transgender activist and actress in New York City, prosecutors announced.
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El Minuto 2/21 English Edition
Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Tuesday lauded St. Patrick’s Cathedral officiants who curtailed a funeral where more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate the life of Cecilia Gentili, a 52-year-old Catholic who, apparently unbeknownst to the church before the service, was also a renowned transgender activist.
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NY man running ‘Breaking Bad'-style drug lab inadvertently turns himself in by reporting a burglary
A New York man who ran a “Breaking Bad”-style drug lab blew his cover when he called police to report a burglary at his purported business.
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Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory
A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church’s rectory, police said.
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Man arrested in phony prescription hacking scheme
A Florida man is behind bars here in New York after being accused of filling phony prescriptions at more than a dozen pharmacies in the state. Prosecutors allege he was able to do this by hacking into doctor’s e-prescribing accounts. News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Florida man, 21, charged in prescription hacking scheme to fill phony oxycodone orders in NY
The 20-year-old suspect is accused of hacking physician accounts to write fraudulent prescriptions to amass and sell pills.
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Long Island doctor sentenced for opioid deaths of patients
Disgraced former Long Island doctor George Blatti was sentenced to possibly more than a decade in prison for over-prescribing opioids, leading to the deaths of 5 patients. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Former NY doctor sentenced for over-prescribing opioids, leading to 5 patients' deaths
A disgraced Long Island doctor was sentenced to possibly more than a decade in prison after five of his patients died as a result of him over-prescribing opioids while he worked from his car.
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Catch of the day: Officers at JFK Airport find 40 pounds of cocaine hiding among jumbo shrimp
A 22-year-old man was busted at the airport on Friday reportedly trying to smuggle multiple bricks of cocaine hidden among jumbo shrimp.
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Lieutenant charged after allegedly swiping drugs from evidence room at prosecutor's office
A lieutenant with a county prosecutor’s office in New Jersey allegedly stole drugs from inside an evidence room, then tried to cover up his tracks. Kevin Matthew faces charges including tampering with physical evidence, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and misconduct, police said. The 47-year-old has been on leave from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office since...
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What is ketamine? Drug found as cause of death for Matthew Perry also used for treatment
Ketamine is an dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects, according to the DEA. Its medical uses include the induction and maintenance of anesthesia and as a treatment for depression.
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Criminal investigation underway at the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
State investigators are looking into how drugs went missing from an evidence room at the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, sources familiar with the investigation tell NBC New York.
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Suspect in NYC gay bar robbery scheme changes plea to guilty
A suspect in connection with a drug-induced robbery scheme that led to the deaths of two gay men in New York City last year pleaded guilty to robbery, grand larceny and identity theft charges on Monday, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said the charges against Eddie Ashley, 30, are related to four separate incidents, one of which…
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More than 100 pounds of cocaine, fentanyl and more drugs seized at Bronx pizzeria: DEA
More than 100 pounds of what is believed to be cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and other drugs worth a total of about $4 million was seized from a pizzeria in the Bronx, according to the DEA.
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Portland police investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 years old.
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Study says climate change and rising temperatures may increase drug and alcohol disorders
Researchers at Columbia University studied data from alcohol-related and substance-related hospital visits in New York State over 20 years.
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Olympic doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts in Switzerland
The doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva that marred the 2022 Beijing Olympics has returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.