JUNE 15, 2011, 12:31 P.M. ET.

37 charged in Georgia-to-NY cocaine ring bust

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Authorities say they've arrested more than three dozen people involved in an East Coast drug trafficking operation that stretched from Georgia to upstate New York.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Wednesday that 37 people have been indicted, including an Atlanta man who was the source of the cocaine being distributed northward through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York City and the Albany area.

Officials say the bust, dubbed "Operation Pipeline," also netted more than 1½ kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $140,000.

The investigation began six months ago when police received information that a Schenectady man was dealing large amounts of cocaine in the Albany area. Officials said his accomplices included a Schenectady public works employee who sold drugs while plowing streets on city time.

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