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Feds say NYC ring helped smuggle animal intestines masked by rattlesnakes
Six people were charged for aiding a scheme to import and sell illegal goods.
By
Michelle Bocanegra
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NYPD Cop Busted By Feds For "Key Role" In Multinational Cocaine Smuggling Ring
Prosecutors said that the 34-year-old cop used his NYPD privileges to help drug couriers funnel cocaine through JFK Airport, the Red Hook Port, and other locations.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Feds: Correction Officers Smuggled Weed, Opioid Medication To Rikers Detainees In Exchange For Bribes
In addition to marijuana and synthetic weed, the guards allegedly smuggled Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxon used as treatment for opioid addiction.
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Jake Offenhartz
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17 Arrested In 'Massive Takedown' Of Alleged Drug Trafficking Ring Operating Out Of JFK
Over a dozen members of a "major narcotics organization" have been arrested for allegedly trafficking cocaine and heroin through Kennedy airport, and "pump[ing] huge quantities" of the drugs into New York and the surrounding region, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Two Correction Cops, 15 Others Arrested For Smuggling Scalpels & Drugs On Rikers Island
"It was like a corner drug operation, but far more lucrative."
By
Jen Chung
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Plan To Smuggle Heroin Inside Bottle Of "Mamajuana" Foiled At JFK
The entire bottle's worth has an estimated street value of $27,000.
By
John Del Signore
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City Prisoners Still Want Contraband, Jail Workers Still Sneaking It To Them
Apparently prisoners are still smoking cigarettes, and crack.
By
Nathan Tempey
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Man Caught At JFK With $770K Hidden In Dozens Of Pharmacy Items
A man attempting to fly from JFK to the Middle East was arrested after being caught with more than $770,000 dollars hidden in household items.
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Ben Yakas
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$58K Worth Of Cocaine Found In JFK Passenger's Food
Once again, an alleged cocaine smuggler has soiled delicious food with surreptitious blow.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Alleged Colombian Heroin Smugglers Busted Thanks To "Draft" E-mails
Maybe you should encrypt your plans to smuggle 35 pounds of smack into the States?
By
Garth Johnston
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