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Crack Cocaine Drug Ring Dismantled

JUL 03 -- (Albany, NY) Over the past 6 months, an investigation was conducted which identified and dismantled a crack cocaine distribution organization based in Greene and Colombia Counties. Members of the Capital District Drug Task Force (CDDETF/DEA) and the New York State Police’s Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) joined forces with the NYSP Catskill BCI unit, NYSP Livingston BCI unit, the Catskill Police Department, the Hudson Police Department and the Columbia County Sheriff’s office to target individuals who were suspected of distributing crack cocaine to local level dealers in both Greene and Columbia Counties. With the assistance of DA Terry Wilhelm, Greene County DA ’s office, warrants were obtained from both the Federal Court in Albany and Greene County Court through the Honorable Daniel K. Lalor.>> Full Story

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JUN 16, 2008 Four Hundred Pounds of Cocaine Seized in Tractor Trailer
JUN 13, 2008 Major NY Capital Region Drug Ring Taken Down

 

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