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| Title: | US NY: Alleged Drug Kingpin Arrested |
| Published On: | 2001-04-15 |
| Source: | San Diego Union Tribune (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-01 13:01:43 |
ALLEGED DRUG KINGPIN ARRESTED
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police arrested an alleged drug kingpin who they say
masterminded a Jamaican-led narcotics ring that used Federal Express
employees to distribute 170 tons of Mexican marijuana on the East Coast.
Indictments unsealed a year ago charged more than 100 people around the
country, including 25 FedEx employees, with distributing marijuana. Mark
Morant was described as the ringleader.
Morant, 33, was arrested in Jamaica in July, but escaped in October from a
hospital. Federal agents arrested him again Thursday night at an apartment
in Brooklyn, Newsday reported yesterday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police arrested an alleged drug kingpin who they say
masterminded a Jamaican-led narcotics ring that used Federal Express
employees to distribute 170 tons of Mexican marijuana on the East Coast.
Indictments unsealed a year ago charged more than 100 people around the
country, including 25 FedEx employees, with distributing marijuana. Mark
Morant was described as the ringleader.
Morant, 33, was arrested in Jamaica in July, but escaped in October from a
hospital. Federal agents arrested him again Thursday night at an apartment
in Brooklyn, Newsday reported yesterday.
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