Three men are in custody accused of selling a large amount of cocaine to undercover police.Officers arrested Valentin Espinoz, Samuel Rodriguez and Felipe Reyes Sunday morning on West Galbraith Road.Investigators say they had at least 100 pounds of cocaine.All three men are in jail without bond
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Two men, police say are illegal immigrants, appeared in court on charges they tried to sell a large amount of heroin to undercover officers. Pedro Perez and Manuel Rameriz are each charged with drug trafficking and possession. Investigators are unsure if those are their true identities. Apparently the men call each other different names than the ones they gave police. Prosecutors say the men tried to sell over two pounds of heroin, worth 300-thousand dollars to undercover cops. Perez is held on a 200-thousand dollar bond. The judge set bond for Rameriz at 600-thousand.
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Jack Fagin, 50, whose hometown was not released, was in court today to answer to charges of attempted trafficking in drugs.
Police accuse Fagin of trying to ship 15 pounds of marijuana here from Texas.
Assistant Hamilton County prosecutor Betsy Sundermann said Fagin already has a pending indictment for shipping 200 pounds of marijuana – worth $200,000 – when he was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Agency.
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