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Raid Of Long Island Cigar Shop Leads To Drug Charges For Central Jersey Man: Police
A raid of a Long Island cigar shop that turned up THC gummies led to drug charges for four men, including one from New Jersey.
Ujaval Darji, 27, of Monmouth Junction, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after the bust at Bellmore Cigars, Vapor, Lotto Store, in Bellmore earlier this week, the Nassau County Police Department reported.
Police said officers executed a search warrant and discovered that the THC gummies were being sold at the location. The three other men arrested were:
Dinesh Venkata, age 47, of Richmond Hill
Aashutos…
FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former Nypd Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot
A tambourine-shaking, arms-raising, former NYPD spokeswoman became the latest person charged criminally in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, thanks to yet another anonymous tipster, according to the FBI.
Sara Carpenter, 51, who left the force in 2004, surrendered to the FBI in Queens early Tuesday, federal authorities said.
“Any involvement in the Jan. 6 [riot] is serious conduct,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Hafetz told a judge in Brooklyn during a video-conferenced detention hearing that afternoon.
According to an anonymous tipster, Carpenter told a relative that she’d been tear-gass…
Armored Car Employee, Two Others Sentenced For Theft Of Over $500,000 On Long Island
The operator of an armored truck on Long Island and two others will spend time in prison after admitting to cooking up a scheme to steal more than $500,000 in Valley Stream.
Alexis Laguerra, 30, of Brooklyn, Raymond “Rambo” Soto, Jr., 30, and Raymond “Razor” Soto, Sr., 48, both of Richmond Hill, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip last year to their roles in a bank larceny involving the theft of an armored car in November last year.
This week, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced that Laguerra was sentenced to 30 months, Soto, Sr. to 33 months and Soto, Jr. to…
Three From Long Island Among Eight Charged With Running Opioid Business Out Of Warehouse
Eight people, including three Long Islanders, have been arrested in connection with running a massive misbranded opioids operation out of a warehouse in Queens.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the "ring" imported misbranded controlled substances, including Tramadol, into the U.S. from India. They would then repackage the pills and mail them to millions of customers throughout the U.S.
The defendants included:
Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss, 26, of Richmond Hill
Harpreet Singh, 26, of Plainview
Parthiban Narayanasamy, 58, of Jamacia
Baljeet Singh, 29, of Richmond Hill
Deepak Manchanda, 4…
Employee, Two Others Admit To $500K Theft From Armored Car In Valley Stream
The operator of an armored truck on Long Island has admitted to cooking up a scheme with a pair of cohorts to steal more than $500,000 in Valley Stream.
Alexis Laguerra, 30, of Brooklyn, Raymond “Rambo” Soto, Jr., 30, and Raymond “Razor” Soto, Sr., 48, both of Richmond Hill, have pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to their roles in a bank larceny involving the theft of an armored car in November last year.
Laguerra, an employee of GardaWorld, the owner of the armored car, admitted to using his insider knowledge of the company to plot and carry out the heist. Laguerra …
