Correctional Officer From Passaic Among 5 Charged In Multi-Million Cross-Country Drug Ring
A correctional officer who lives in Passaic was among five men busted in the takedown of a multi-million-dollar bi-coastal cocaine and heroin trafficking ring, authorities on Long Island said.
A judge released Anthony Cyntje, 22, of Passaic, without bail on drug possession and conspiracy charges. Authorities said he works at a correctional facility in Trenton.
The judge also ordered another Passaic man, Dawshawn Jones, 33, held on $2.5 million cash bail.
Even higher bails were ordered for two Long Island men: Brian Sullivan, 24, of Lake Grove, at $7.5 million, and James Sosa, 25, of Wadin…
Lyndhurst Fugitive Sought, Fort Lee Woman Caught In DEA Takedown Of Cocaine Ring
Federal agents were searching for a Lyndhurst man who they said was part of a ring that conspired to ship nearly a dozen pounds of cocaine for sale in New Jersey and New York.
Daniel Estrella, 28, of Lyndhurst, remained at large following the arrests of Victoria Irizarry, 30, of Fort Lee, and Cohen “Power” Easton, 46, of Paterson, as well as Marisol Vargas, 34, of Rowland Heights, CA, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Friday.
All four were charged in a new complaint stemming from an ongoing investigation, Carpenito said.
A U.S. District Court judge on Friday allowed Vargas and Irizar…
