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Last of Fentanyl Trafficking Pair Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison in Tacoma
The final member of a deadly drug duo, accused of trafficking fentanyl and other narcotics, has been handed a ten-year federal prison sentence. Dustin Carl Wurges, age 37, received the sentence in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, for his role in a large-scale fentanyl distribution operation, as detailed by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Washington man pleads guilty to taking bribes, smuggling drugs into jail as a guard
A former King County jail guard from Milton pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to taking bribes to smuggle methamphetamine and fentanyl into a correctional facility for the benefit of two inmates. Mosses Ramos, 40, brought about a pound of meth and 100 fentanyl pills into the jail between...
Multiple arrests, stolen cars recovered in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. - Four people were arrested and multiple stolen cars were recovered after a multi-agency operation in the Tacoma area this week, the Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force said. Authorities said during one of the recoveries, officers tried to stop a driver in a Dodge Charger that had...
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