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Article: HEROIN DRUG CONSPIRACY ALLEGEDLY TIED TO FIVE DRUG DEATHS IN MILWAUKEE AREA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 16, 2008
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TheU.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Chicago Field Office issued the following press release:
T wenty-seven defendants have been charged in a drug conspiracy case, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Information in the federal complaint alleges that heroin sales conducted by the drug distribution ring directly led to four overdose deaths in Waukesha County and one in Milwaukee County. In addition, the affidavit alleges that six non-death overdose incidents occurred in Waukesha County.
The 27 defendants are being charged with attempt and conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to ...