Lawmakers push mandatory prison terms for drug dealers
Pennsylvania lawmakers hear a bid for minimum sentences for drug offenses. Lawmen describe a study showing most dealers have little or no jail time. Proposed thresholds include five year terms for large quantities and fines, with alternatives for smaller crimes.
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Senate
Lackawanna County
Ernnest Preate Jr
Harrisburg
Law
State Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation
Pennsylvania
Preate
Police raid on birthday party backfires on tip in Marlboro
A birthday party at Richard Gomes’s home in Marlboro ended with 40 officers from five departments raiding the scene after a tip led to a large drug cache search. Adults and children were searched and handcuffed as the raid unfolded, frightening attendees including a 10-year-old girl.
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Marlboro
N.J
Richard Gomes
Thomas Kayes
East Brunswick
Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
David Jendrzewiewski
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