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06-07-2012, 11:53 PM #1
Feds say 24 arrested in West Texas cocaine ring
Feds say 24 arrested in West Texas cocaine ring
Posted: Jun 07, 2012 3:24 PM PDT Updated: Jun 07, 2012 3:24 PM PDT
FORT STOCKTON, Texas (AP) - Authorities say that 24 Fort Stockton residents have been arrested in connection with a cocaine distribution operation in West Texas.
United States Attorney Robert Pitman on Thursday said the group's alleged ringleader, 33-year-old Noe Torres Ortega, also known as "Prieto," was among those in custody.
A judge on Thursday unsealed a 27-count indictment the defendants were charged with in May.
The charges include conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, distribution of a controlled substance in a school/playground zone, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; using a phone in a felony drug offense and maintaining drug-involved premises.
The defendants range in age from 22 to 65. If convicted of drug conspiracy, each faces between ten years and life in federal prison.
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