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SEARCHA car dealer in NY has been charged with allowing his property to be used as a drug distribution center. According to WKTV News in Utica, the dealer laundered funds for drug dealers by selling and buying of vehicles.
UTICA, N.Y. — The Federal Court in Syracuse revealed two indictments last week, charging 18 people for their involvement in two drug-trafficking schemes, according to WKTV in New York.
The indictment alleges that local car dealer Michael Lynch, owner of Southside Auto, permitted his dealership to be used as a drug distribution center.
The alleged members are charged with trafficking cocaine through the dealership from the summer of 2011 through late June 2012. To read the full story, click here.
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