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Mobster Pleads Guilty To Massive International Drug Trafficking Ring

Alessandro Tallone of the Rizzuto organized crime family based in Montreal is one of ten members of that branch of La Cosa Nostra charged with trafficking over $1 billion worth of marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy into the U.S.

2013/05/23

Schumer Launching Campaign To Reclassify Addictive Prescription Drug

Hydrocodone, better known by its brand name Vicodin, is derived from opium poppy like heroin.

2013/05/06

Campos Houses in the East Village (file / credit: Google Maps)

Three Dozen Indicted In Connection With Drug Rings At Manhattan Housing Projects

Authorities in Manhattan announced Friday the indictment of 41 alleged members of two narcotics trafficking rings, but there’s a twist.

2013/04/12

FILE - Oxycodone Pills (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

AG: New York Psychiatrist Admits To Selling Painkillers To Drug Dealers

Dr. David Brizer, 60, pleaded guilty to felony drug sale, drug possession and conspiracy charges as well as tax fraud.

2013/03/01

AG: Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Prescriptions For Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Painkillers

Dr. David Brizer pleaded not guilty to the charges in Rockland County Court and remains free on bail. If convicted, Brizer could face up to seven years in prison.

2013/02/11

Prosecutors: Yonkers Pharmacy Worker Accused Of Illegally Selling Prescription Painkillers

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Ji Yun Lee “functioned as a ‘go-to’ prescription pill dispenser for those who were willing to pay his inflated prices.”

2013/01/17

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images/File)

AG: Westchester Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions For 15,000 Oxycodone Pills

Anesthesiologist Dr. Arnold Roth is accused of selling prescriptions for oxycodone with an estimated street value of $450,000 to an alleged narcotics dealer and at least three others, the AG’s office announced.

2012/12/05

U.S. Atty: Brooklyn Chinese Street Gang Members Arrested En Route To Home Invasion

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara described the 35 defendants in this case as part of a highly organized, all-purpose gang that transported narcotics and illegal aliens and participated in home invasions.

2012/09/21

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Dozens Charged In East New York Drug Trafficking Ring

There have been more than a dozen shootings in past year and a half at the Cypress Hills Houses, including two murders.

2012/08/14

Newark Police Cruiser (file/credit: Levon Putney/WCBS 880)

Newark Shows Off New Police Daschcam System, Other Tech Efforts

Three quarters of Newark police cruisers now have a new dascham system that records both the front and rear of the vehicle. That’s just one of the technological advances the city showed off Wednesday.

2012/03/21

Oxycodone pills. Abuse of prescription painkillers is reaching epidemic proportions in New York according to the Attorney General. (Credit:CBS2)

N.Y. Attorney General: ‘Prescription Drugs Are Permeating Our Society’

An Oxycodone epidemic is running rampant through New York State, according to State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

2012/01/11

Jim Murphy and Mike Zotto (file / credit: Strategic Protection Group)

Stories From Main Street: A Reminder Of The Perils Of Drug Addiction In Port Washington

Drugs and teens – the struggles and challenges are constantly evolving. Keeping them away from each other is the goal.

2012/01/09

A sign directing drivers to the New Jersey Turnpike - Ridgefield Park, NJ - May 5, 2008 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

51 Pounds Of Meth Seized At New Jersey Turnpike Rest Area

Four New York City men are facing drug-trafficking charges after investigators seized a record-breaking shipment of methamphetamine in New Jersey.

2011/08/01

Accused Columbia Drug Ring Members Ready For Fight

All five suspended students have hired new high-powered attorneys to fight the charges that they ran a well-organized narcotics distribution ring out of frat houses.

2011/01/19

Generic Handgun File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

New Jersey Sees Sharp Spike In Homicides

Law enforcement officials said several factors — the increased presence of street gangs in New Jersey and the stagnant economy — could have served as catalysts for the increase.

2011/01/01

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