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Man Arrested At Airport For Smuggling $300K Of Cocaine Into U.S.

Officials say a man was arrested for smuggling $300,000 worth of cocaine into Newark Liberty International Airport from Peru.

2013/03/09

NJ Supreme Court Says Taking Illegal Drugs While Pregnant Isn’t Child Abuse

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that taking illegal, addictive drugs during pregnancy is not a form of child abuse.

2013/02/06

Cops: Delaware Man Charged After Officers Find Cocaine, Marijuna Hidden In His Prosthetic Leg

Police in Delaware arrested and charged a man Friday afternoon after locating cocaine and marijuana hidden in his prosthetic leg.

2012/11/09

More Than $1 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized From Northeast Philadelphia Home

Philadelphia police seized more than $1 million worth of heroin from a Northeast Philadelphia home Tuesday night, according to investigators.

2012/10/09

‘El Wingador’ Arrested In New Jersey On Drug Charges

A New Jersey man famous for winning several wing eating titles is behind bars facing drug charges.

2012/06/19

(Officials announced the seizure of 28 kilos, about 62 pounds, of cocaine. Credit: Mark Abrams)

Cocaine, Cars, Cash, Guns Seized, 17 Arrested, in NY-to-Phila. Cocaine Probe

Authorities say the distribution ring sent couriers via the New Jersey Turnpike from New York to Philadelphia, to bring the cocaine by car or SUV in secret, specially installed compartments to points in Northeast Philadelphia and elsewhere.

2012/05/30

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty In Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

Twenty-five-year-old Roumik Banerjee of Kennett Square, Pa., entered the plea on Tuesday.

2012/05/29

Former Hatboro Police Detective Accused Of Theft

The Pennsylvania Attorney General says a former Hatboro police detective is under arrest accused of using his position of authority to steal evidence and use confidential informants to buy drugs for his personal use.

2012/05/17

Philadelphia Police Seek Help Finding Fugitives

Police in Philadelphia are searching for two fugitives they say are connected to the homicide of a nine-month-old baby last year.

2012/04/13

Biggest Cocaine Seizure in Philadelphia International Airport History

What started out as a typical bag inspection by officers on Sunday turned into an historic discovery in the three duffel bags arriving on a flight from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2012/01/11

Wildwood Authorities Remove Synthetic Drugs Labeled As ‘Bath Salts’ on Boardwalk

Authorities say they’ve removed some 1,400 packets of synthetic drugs labeled as “bath salts” and similar products from shops on the Wildwood boardwalk.

2011/07/12

Accused Philadelphia-Area Cocaine Dealers Waive Hearing, Will Go To Trial

At the top of the ladder are brothers Anthony and Michael Dennis and James Adams, who prosecutors say supplied cocaine to mid-level drug dealers who in turn sold the product on the streets of Chester and Montgomery counties and the city of Philadelphia.

2011/07/06

Dozens Arrested As 3-County Philadelphia Area Cocaine Ring Is Busted

Law enforcement authorities executed raids last month on more than twenty locations in three counties, seizing more than four pounds of cocaine worth more than $200, 000, plus more than $76,000 in cash, 12 firearms, a bulletproof vest, cars, a powerboat, and drug paraphernalia.

2011/06/15

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Baggage Handler Sentenced To 5 Years For Attempted Cocaine Smuggling

A 40-year-old former US Air baggage handler has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine in to the country on a US Air flight to Philadelphia from Jamaica in 2009.

2011/04/09