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Local brothers arrested on drug charges

John M. Guilfoil
Dwayne Day, 40, of Braintree and his brother Michael, 38, of Boston, were arrested in Braintree on Wednesday afternoon on multiple drug and weapons charges, police said. Drug unit detectives have been invest...
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Brockton man sentenced to 21 years on federal drug charges

Sachin Seth
Timothy Silvia, the former President of the Brockton chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was sentenced in a federal court Wednesday to more than 21 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine,” the FBI reports.
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FARC commander extradited to U.S.

Sachin Seth
At the time of his capture Ramirez was holding 15 hostages including anti-corruption activist and former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who had been held captive for more than six years.
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Cocaine in Red Bull?

Allison Hughes
Is Red Bull really competing with Coke by using, well, coke? Here’s a quick guide to separating the Bull facts from the bullshit.
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Phone call lands gamer in Jail

Joe Sinicki
Call it a lesson in gloating. All 29-year-old Thomas Ballard wanted to do was brag to his friend about his success over Xbox Live - what he got was arrested. Taking top ranking in an online match after an al...