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fromThe Mercury News
3 days ago

'Time's up': The Crips ran a multi-state drug organization from inside prison, feds say

Despite being locked away in Kern Valley State Prison, federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Thomas was able to control methamphetamine distribution not just in California but Hawaii, Oklahoma, Alabama and New Jersey. When the DEA launched a federal investigation in 2022, agents were able to identify the first of seven contraband cellphones Thomas allegedly possessed over the next several months, and secure wiretaps for six of them, court records show.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

An Oakland teen became a fentanyl tycoon, feds say. He now blames grandma's cancer diagnosis

A 19-year-old who sold fentanyl across multiple states was sentenced to four years in federal prison after directing a multi-state trafficking ring.
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fromsilive
6 months ago

Feds: Staten Island man ran illegal cannabis farm; nearly 3,700 pounds of weed, 30K plants seized

A Staten Island man is accused of running a black-market cannabis farm tied to state-licensed cultivators, facing severe federal charges.
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