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Dealer Admits To Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 32K People In Maryland: Feds Dealer Admits To Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 32K People In Maryland: Feds
Dealer Admits To Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 32K People In Maryland: Feds The Maryland drug dealer who was busted with enough fentanyl to possibly kill 32,000 people has copped to the crime and faces decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Robert "Glass" Frazier, Jr., 42, pleaded guilty this week conspiracy to possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana after putting police through their paces when he attempted to avoid an eviction. According to his plea agreement, police conducted an eviction at Frazier's apartment in 2021, but in an effort to evade capture, he assaulted a Baltimore Sheriff's Officer…
Loudoun Sheriff Names 6 Creeps Busted In Undercover Internet Sting Loudoun Sheriff Names 6 Creeps Busted In Undercover Internet Sting
Loudoun Sheriff Names 6 Creeps Busted In Undercover Internet Sting Six men who thought they were having sexual chats with children online were actually speaking with undercover detectives, authorities in Loudoun County announced. The arrests were the result of a week-long internet chat operation between the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and Northern Virginia—Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NOVA-DC ICAC) during the week of April 8. All six adult males believed they were communicating with children under the age of 15 on a variety of chat and social media platforms, the county sheriff's office said. Those arrested in…
Drug Dealer From Kent Convicted After Being Linked To Fatal Overdose: 'Career Criminal' Drug Dealer From Kent Convicted After Being Linked To Fatal Overdose: 'Career Criminal'
Drug Dealer From Kent Convicted After Being Linked To Fatal Overdose: 'Career Criminal' A Hudson Valley drug dealer faces decades in prison after being convicted of selling a dangerous drug concoction that caused a fatal overdose, officials announced.  Putnam County resident William Mancusi III of Kent, age 47, was convicted on charges in connection to a fatal drug overdose that happened in November 2021 in Southeast, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17.  According to Tendy's office, the events leading up to Mancusi's conviction began on Nov. 12, 2021, when New York State Police investigators responded to a fatal ove…
Undercover Prostitution Bust Nets Multiple Arrests At 2 Hotels Stafford: Sheriff Undercover Prostitution Bust Nets Multiple Arrests At 2 Hotels Stafford: Sheriff
Undercover Prostitution Bust Nets Multiple Arrests At 2 Hotels Stafford: Sheriff Fugitives were among five people arrested in an undercover prostitution sting at two motels in Stafford County this week, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's Detective RJ Grella met a woman online on Dec. 12, and met up with her at the Staybridge Suites on Richmond Highway after a brief text exchange, Sheriff David Decatur said. Grella and patrol deputies made contact with the woman and found drugs in the room, Decatur said. Then, they learned that three floors up, there was another potential prostitution incident, the sheriff said. The female involved in the first incident has not…
Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Southeast: Police Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Southeast: Police
Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Southeast: Police Two Connecticut residents were arrested following a chase that began after one of the suspects tried selling cocaine to an undercover investigator in the Hudson Valley, police said.  New Haven County residents Luis Flores, age 32, and Lymaris Burgos, age 37, both from Ansonia, were arrested in late October in connection with an investigation into drug sales in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Nov. 22.  The events leading up to the duo's arrests began in October when an investigator discovered that Flores was involved in the sale of cocaine in …
‘I Got The Good Stuff’: Amityville Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl Causing 2 Overdose Deaths ‘I Got The Good Stuff’: Amityville Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl Causing 2 Overdose Deaths
‘I Got The Good Stuff’: Amityville Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl Causing 2 Overdose Deaths A Long Island drug dealer could spend decades in federal prison for selling fentanyl that contributed to two overdose deaths. Charles Carter, age 34, of Amityville, appeared in US District Court in Central Islip on Monday, Nov. 13, where he pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl. The potent, synthetic opioid drug is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Carter, who also goes by the name “Chase,” admitted to selling the drugs between August 2020 and February 2021. Among his customers were a 2…
Undercover Agent Busts Man Who Drove From VA To Frederick County For Sex With A Minor: Sheriff Undercover Agent Busts Man Who Drove From VA To Frederick County For Sex With A Minor: Sheriff
Undercover Agent Busts Man Who Drove From VA To Frederick County For Sex With A Minor: Sheriff A Virginia man who crossed over state lines for sexual acts with what he thought was a teen girl in Frederick County is behind bars. Brian Brooks, 43, of Stephens City, has been charged with multiple counts of sexual solicitation of a minor after being busted by an undercover officer he believed to be a teenager, a Frederick County Sheriff's spokesperson announced on Monday. In October, a detective performing an online investigation began posing as a 14-year-old girl, and the two began talking thorough a messaging apps, and despite being warned that he was speaking to a minor, Brooks allege…
Theft Of Drugs From Bergen Prosecutor's Evidence Room Centers On Veteran Detective: Sources Theft Of Drugs From Bergen Prosecutor's Evidence Room Centers On Veteran Detective: Sources
Theft Of Drugs From Bergen Prosecutor's Evidence Room Centers On Veteran Detective: Sources A ranking detective with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is at the center of an investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office into the sale of several kilos worth of drugs stolen from an evidence room, multiple sources said. At least one arrest was expected as part of what sources say was an undercover sting involving the New Jersey State Police that led to the theft and sale of more than a dozen kilos of narcotics that had been seized as evidence. An investigation was confirmed -- without elaboration -- by both agencies. Neither has publicly identified the department vet…
Registered Sex Offender In Suitland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds Registered Sex Offender In Suitland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds
Registered Sex Offender In Suitland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds A repeat offender from Maryland is facing decades in prison after being busted by undercover FBI agents operating out of Washington, DC. Suitland resident Aaron Christopher Davis, 32, a registered sex offender with a history of running afoul of the law, is facing fresh charges for distributing child porn, federal authorities announced. In August, FBI agents went undercover while monitoring a dating app that they learned was being used by some who have sexual interest in children, at which point they came across Davis, who sent a message he believed was being delivered to a purported pedophi…
Prostitution Sting: 5 Busted Trying To Pay Springfield Cop For Sex Prostitution Sting: 5 Busted Trying To Pay Springfield Cop For Sex
Prostitution Sting: 5 Busted Trying To Pay Springfield Cop For Sex Police continued their assault on prostitution this week as they arrested five more Western Massachusetts men in an undercover "anti-John" operation, authorities said.  This is the second time in as many weeks Springfield Police Department officers have targeted men who try to pay for sex, as they busted 11 on Thursday, June 15.  The operation on Thursday, June 22, targeted the High Street area and the South End neighborhood after several residents had complained of drugs and prostitution, Springfield police said.  RELATED: 11 Men Busted In Undercover Prostitution Stin…
Prostitution Sting: Undercover Officers Bust Masseuses In New Windsor, Police Say Prostitution Sting: Undercover Officers Bust Masseuses In New Windsor, Police Say
Prostitution Sting: Undercover Officers Bust Masseuses In New Windsor, Police Say Three women were arrested on Thursday, June 8, following an undercover prostitution sting in New Windsor, and authorities say residents should expect more busts like this in the future.  Officials said the sting began after several residents and nearby businesses complained to police about suspicious activity. Officers said the women did not have their massage licenses, and each solicited sex from them.  They include:  A & A Spa – 357 Windsor Hwy, New Windsor: Jung Sook Kim, 62, of Jackson, NJ Sun & Moon Spa – 357 Old Forge Hill Road, New Windsor: Enshu Kim, 49, of…
Fentanyl Bust: Deported Man Busted Selling 5 Kilos Of Drug To Cops, Feds Say Fentanyl Bust: Deported Man Busted Selling 5 Kilos Of Drug To Cops, Feds Say
Fentanyl Bust: Deported Man Busted Selling 5 Kilos Of Drug To Cops, Feds Say A Chelsea man who'd previously been deported after being convicted of a drug charge in 2020 was arrested and charged with selling more than 11 pounds of fentanyl to an undercover officer, federal officials said.  Luis Alberto German-Peguero, aka “Alberto Chirry,” 32, was indicted this week on charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, illegal reentry of a deported alien, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He has been held in federa…
200+ Grams Of Cocaine In Arizona Sweet Tea Cans Seized Following Undercover Op.: Lancaster DA 200+ Grams Of Cocaine In Arizona Sweet Tea Cans Seized Following Undercover Op.: Lancaster DA
200+ Grams Of Cocaine In Arizona Sweet Tea Cans Seized Following Undercover Op.: Lancaster DA An undercover operation led authorities to over 200 grams of cocaine— in cans of Arizona sweet teas— among other items like marijuana, and a loaded gun, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Lancaster County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of Manheim Township Police Department, arrested 21-year-old Luis Javier Rivera following the warranted search of a home in the 1900 block of Crooked Oak Drive on Thursday, April 6, 2023.  The task force began investigating Rivera in February after an informant gave a tip. Between then and the …
Paterson Detectives Slam Drug Dealers Serving Out-Of-Town Buyers Near City Transportation Hubs Paterson Detectives Slam Drug Dealers Serving Out-Of-Town Buyers Near City Transportation Hubs
Paterson Detectives Slam Drug Dealers Serving Out-Of-Town Buyers Near City Transportation Hubs Dealers slinging heroin and crack in Paterson had what clearly felt like a safe setup near the train station. Out-of-town buyers could walk a short stretch of Park Avenue -- a one-way street always thick with vehicles -- and cop their drugs before hopping a train back to wherever they came from. The setup wasn't so cushy, several accused dealers discovered. Three of them -- identified as Jamal Jones, 26, Musa Brown, 29, and convicted dealer Shariek Linder, 29 -- used a stash vehicle to sell from in front of a multi-family building on Park Avenue, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale …
Lowell Police Bust Up 'Cocaine Cowboys' Drug Gang, 21 Nabbed In Massive Operation: DA Lowell Police Bust Up 'Cocaine Cowboys' Drug Gang, 21 Nabbed In Massive Operation: DA
Lowell Police Bust Up 'Cocaine Cowboys' Drug Gang, 21 Nabbed In Massive Operation: DA Police agencies throughout Massachusetts and parts of New Hampshire took part in a three-year-long operation that ended with dozens of raids on Tuesday, Dec. 6, and more than 20 people arrested.  Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced the busts during a press conference where she announced that police had also seized 11 guns, hundreds of grams of cocaine, large amounts of methamphetamines, fentanyl, and Xanax, and more than $100,000 in cash in 32 raids.  Lowell police began surveilling a group that called themselves the "Cocaine Cowboys" in 2019, but the scope of the op…
7,000 Pills: Boston Man Busted Selling Fentanyl, Synthetic Analogue: Feds 7,000 Pills: Boston Man Busted Selling Fentanyl, Synthetic Analogue: Feds
7,000 Pills: Boston Man Busted Selling Fentanyl, Synthetic Analogue: Feds Federal authorities arrested a Boston man and charged him with selling thousands of fentanyl pills and the fentanyl analogue known as para-fluorofentanyl, officials said.  Melvin Cordero, 40, faces charges of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl, the DEA announced on Tuesday, Nov. 29.  Agents said that Cordero sold thousands of pills to an undercover agent in March and tried to sell the officer a pill press. Police seized the machine during his arrest.  If convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl a…
Paramount+ Series 'Lioness' Films New Scenes In DC, Shuts Down Roadways Paramount+ Series 'Lioness' Films New Scenes In DC, Shuts Down Roadways
Paramount+ Series 'Lioness' Films New Scenes In DC, Shuts Down Roadways Have you spotted any celebrities? Roads in Washington DC have been shut down to film a new television series. "Lioness," the new Paramount+ original series, is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within.  The show is scheduled to film throughout Maryland, including tentative locations in both the Baltimore and Washington, DC metropolitan suburbs, Western Maryland, and the Eastern Shore…
Reading Meth Dealer Sold Drugs To FBI Agent, Feds Say Reading Meth Dealer Sold Drugs To FBI Agent, Feds Say
Reading Meth Dealer Sold Drugs To FBI Agent, Feds Say A Reading man will spend the better part of a decade behind bars for selling methamphetamine to an undercover FBI agent, federal authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 18.  William F. Showers, 37, was sentenced to 100 months — or more than eight years — in federal prison plus five years supervised release for possessing over 50 grams of meth with intent to distribute, said US Attorney Gerard Karam.  Prosecutors said Showers "conspired with others" to sell more than 200 grams of the drug, including 50 grams of "actual or pure methamphetamine." The undercover agent purchased…
Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed
Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed A 33-year-old Long Island man admitted he sold fentanyl to a man who fatally overdosed during a virtual Narcotics Anonymous meeting earlier this year. Vito Frabizio, of Deer Park, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Thursday, Sept. 22. On March 8, police responded to a report that a West Babylon man died of an overdose, Tierney said. The man was reportedly found dead in his bed by his girlfriend while he wa…
Duo Nabbed In Wethersfield For Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say Duo Nabbed In Wethersfield For Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say
Duo Nabbed In Wethersfield For Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say Two men are facing federal charges after they were allegedly busted selling thousands of fentanyl pills in Connecticut. Oscar Flores, age 34, of Mount Rainier, Maryland, and Severo Alelar, age 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Hartford Thursday, Sept. 22, for fentanyl trafficking. The indictment came just weeks after the pair was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 8 following a sting operation in Wethersfield, the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut said. Flores, Alelar, and others allegedly showed up to a prearranged meeting site in an SUV intending to sell a…
2 Hicksville Stores Accused Of Alcohol To Underaged People 2 Hicksville Stores Accused Of Alcohol To Underaged People
2 Hicksville Stores Accused Of Alcohol To Underaged People Two store clerks sold alcohol to minors during an undercover enforcement operation on Long Island, state police announced. The detail was conducted on Thursday, Aug. 25 by the New York State Police Barracks in East Meadow in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay.  During the operation, the two retail establishments were cited for selling an alcoholic beverage to an undercover state police operative under the age of 21. Arrested and charged with unlawful dealing with child in the first degree and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage were clerks from: 7-Eleven, Old Country Ro…
Woman Faces Prostitution Charge After New Windsor Police Go Undercover Woman Faces Prostitution Charge After New Windsor Police Go Undercover
Woman Faces Prostitution Charge After New Windsor Police Go Undercover A woman has been charged with prostitution after police completed an undercover operation in the Hudson Valley. On Monday, June 13 in Orange County, the New Windsor Police Department conducted the investigation at the A & A Spa, located on Windsor Highway, after receiving a complaint from a customer that prostitution was occurring inside the business.  During the investigation, an undercover police officer was offered sexual conduct in return for a fee by an employee of the spa, New Windsor Police said. The employee, Queens resident Suwan Yang, age 56, of Flushing was charge…
PA Man Sends Nudes To Undercover FBI Agent: DA PA Man Sends Nudes To Undercover FBI Agent: DA
PA Man Sends Nudes To Undercover FBI Agent: DA Two undercover agents caught a central Pennsylvania man using the social media app Kik to make child pornography, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. The sting operation began after the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force received a tip from the FBI that Sean Deemer, 54, of the 500 block of Golden Street, Lititz,'s IP address was linked to child porn and grooming on the app on May 3. Between the dates of May 6 and 12, 2021, the FBI posed as an 11-year-old girl Kik and had a conversation with Deemer. A subpoena served to Kik by the FBI revealed the I…
Poughkeepsie Dealer Nabbed For Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Poughkeepsie Dealer Nabbed For Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin
Poughkeepsie Dealer Nabbed For Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer has been charged in connection with the overdose deaths of four people. Dutchess County resident Allen Peloquin, aka "Ace," age 34, of Poughkeepsie, was taken into custody on Thursday, March 31. Peloquin was charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in the death of a woman in Putnam County in Carmel, in Feb. 2020, and a man in Poughkeepsie, in May 2020, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Peloquin was also charged with participating in a narcotics conspiracy that distributed fentanyl-laced…
Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of 'High-Impact' Trafficker Of Drugs, Firearms From CT Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of 'High-Impact' Trafficker Of Drugs, Firearms From CT
Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of 'High-Impact' Trafficker Of Drugs, Firearms From CT Police have arrested a 24-year-old man who investigators believe is a high-impact trafficker of drugs and firearms. Luis Ortiz, from Worcester, Massachusetts and Putnam, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 17, at a home in Worcester following an investigation. Police said Ortiz was charged with gun and narcotics offenses, including the illegal sale of firearms, ammunition, and fentanyl.  The investigation into Ortiz's activities began in January after troopers received information that he was illegally in possession of firearms, authorities said. Police said in…
Navy Engineer, Wife Admit Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Cryptocurrency: Feds Navy Engineer, Wife Admit Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Cryptocurrency: Feds
Navy Engineer, Wife Admit Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Cryptocurrency: Feds The wife of a former Navy engineer from Maryland has also admitted in federal court that she helped him try to sell some of America’s best kept submarine secrets to a foreign country in exchange for cryptocurrency. Diana Toebbe, 46, of Annapolis, served as a lookout while her husband, Jonathan Toebbe, 43, serviced three “dead-drops," which were picked up by undercover FBI agents during a year-long sting operation, federal prosecutors said Friday. Diana pleaded guilty to conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data — four days after her husband admitted to the same. The Toebbes were …
Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police
Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police A 34-year-old man who agreed to meet with an officer posing as a minor was arrested in an undercover sting, authorities in Berks County said. Jeremy Kreiser, of Fleetwood, messaged a social media account and agreed to meet the 13-year-old girl -- who was actually an undercover officer -- outside of an elementary school in Reading where he had been working as a private construction contractor, Reading police said. When he went out to meet the "girl" on Tuesday, he was arrested, according to police. The Reading School District was immediately notified by police. The school has not been spec…
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA A Montgomery County man was arrested after he tried meeting with an undercover agent acting as a 13-year-old girl for sex, authorities announced. Mark Morris, 56, of King of Prussia, responded to the agent on social media after he posted "Bored... Entertain me," on Nov. 11 at 9:37 a.m.,  Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz said. The conversation included talking about meeting in person and the sex acts that he wanted to perform on her, authorities said.  The back-and-forth text conversation continued throughout the…
Ex-Central Jersey Sheriff's Officer Indicted For Recording Sex Assaults Of Unconscious Women Ex-Central Jersey Sheriff's Officer Indicted For Recording Sex Assaults Of Unconscious Women
Ex-Central Jersey Sheriff's Officer Indicted For Recording Sex Assaults Of Unconscious Women A former Middlesex County Sheriff's Officer was indicted on accusations he videotaped himself sexually assaulting three unconscious women. A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 20-count indictment against Joshua Padilla, 36, for the incidents that spanned three years, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Monday. In February 2019, members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Bureau arrested Padilla, of Eatontown, in relation to an investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Padilla in March admitted trying to have sex …
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes 1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes
1,544 Heroin Folds, Four Guns Seized, 10 People Busted In Paterson East Side Drug Strikes Paterson police seized 1,544 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of crack and cocaine combined and 428 illegal pills while arresting several accused dealers -- one of whom was carrying two stolen guns, authorities said. Narcotics Division detectives watched Tuesday as Doyan D. McDermott, 37, and Jeffrey Taylor, 39, assisted by Huntier Small, 38, served late-morning and early-afternoon drive-up customers outside their East 29th Street home, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. After about 4½ hours, the investigators moved in. They grabbed Small and McDermott, then chased down Taylor, …
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Selling Ghost Guns To Undercover Police Officer Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Selling Ghost Guns To Undercover Police Officer
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Selling Ghost Guns To Undercover Police Officer A Connecticut man was sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with selling two “ghost guns.” Fairfield County resident, Brian McCarthy, age 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney's Office. McCarthy pleaded guilty to one count of dealing firearms without a federal license in May, officials said.  Between June and the end of July, McCarthy traveled to Massachusetts and sold an undercover officer two Glock-style privately made firearms -- or "ghost guns," -- he had personally fabricated.  …