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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'federalprosecutors'

May 7, 2008

Federal drug enforcement agents have arrested eight members of a Queens-based gang suspected of kidnapping and torturing more than 100 people. The men impersonated the police, by way of fake sirens and lights on cars and handcuffs, and managed, per the Post, to "steal $4 million in cash and cocaine with a street value of $20 million." An assistant U.S. Attorney explained their M.O., "Once the crew finished gathering intelligence on an intended victim, the......

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