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Federal indictment charges Chinese national in drug trafficking

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A federal indictment was handed down Monday to a Chinese national living in Massachusetts, who was arrested after he allegedly served as a connection point to bring fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into the country and places including Wayne County.

Bin Wang, 42, is accused of operating Cambridge Chemicals, Wonda Science and other companies from a warehouse in Woburn, Mass., which served as a receiving point in the United States for synthetic drugs such as carfentanil, fentanyl and many others, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office in Cleveland. [Read more…]

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47 cats and two turtles removed from Lucca Street home

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A Lucca Street home deemed by many the “worst house” they have ever seen, was the site Monday morning where 47 cats and two turtles were removed due to unsafe living conditions.

“I’d take a meth lab any day of the week,” said Jason Waddell, senior agent with the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency, which was called in to help at 354 Lucca St. “In my 17 years in law enforcement, this is the worst house I have ever seen,” due to what he said was “animal, and probably human waste,” throughout the house. [Read more…]

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Drugs found at Cleveland Road apartment

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Three people were arrested Tuesday and two have been charged after a Medway Drug Enforcement investigation yielded crystal meth, heroin and marijuana at a Cleveland Road apartment.

Joseph Malcuit, 30, and Samantha McLean, 31, 2700 Cleveland Road, Apt. 1A, were charged with felony aggravated trafficking in drugs in Wayne County Municipal Court.

Both have been released from jail after posting their bonds. And they both have preliminary court hearings scheduled for June 1 in municipal court. [Read more…]

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Yost supports photo IDs on benefits cards, food stamp reforms

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While state Auditor Dave Yost wants to see some changes made to the food stamp program at the federal level, he is also working on getting photo IDs on the state’s electronic benefits cards as a way to deter fraud.

Yost was in town recently and met with some of The Daily Record staff, and publisher Bill Albrecht asked about what some of the top issues are.

The No. 1 issue is the opioid epidemic, Yost said. “Everyone’s talking about it, but no one knows what to do,” he said.

The state has experienced weak revenue for the past eight months, and Yost said he is not sure if it is the result of a soft economy or tax policy. [Read more…]

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Mock trial demonstrates consequences can be deadly

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Rittman and Norwayne students got a glimpse into a real-life drug case through a mock trial with the intent on driving home the message actions have consequences, sometimes deadly ones.

The scenario laid out by Wayne County Prosecutor Dan Lutz and witness Donald Hall, director of the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency, was one in which a student was sold and given two pills, believed to be oxycodone, by a friend. The student ended up dying. It was later discovered the pills were not prescription medicine, but actually pure heroin pressed into pill form.

Lutz argued his case before Wayne County Municipal Court Judge Timothy VanSickle. Attorney David Knowlton defended “Mike Jones,” played by Rittman junior Cade Cook.

In the trial, Lutz asked VanSickle to give the defendant life in prison for trafficking in drugs, corrupting a person with drugs and reckless homicide, arguing the mere fact Jones sold and gave drugs that were illegal for him to have in his possession was reckless. [Read more…]

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