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Rockland drug sweep nets 28 arrests

Originally published: January 30, 2013 6:23 PM
Updated: January 30, 2013 6:54 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

28 people were arrested as part of a

Photo credit: Rockland County District Attorney | 28 people were arrested as part of a major Rockland County drug sweep in which the suspects were accused of selling opiates, as well as cocaine, ketamine, Ecstasy and marijuana, authorities said. (Jan. 30, 2013)

Rockland County authorities said they put a major dent in drug sales Wednesday when they charged 28 local residents, most of them repeat offenders, with selling a pharmacy's worth of narcotics throughout the county.

Using aliases like "Shrek" and "Triple D," the suspects brazenly sold the drugs in some of the county's most-frequented areas, including the Palisades Center Mall, authorities...

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