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US Attorney Pirro Announces Indictment of 14 in Cocaine Ring Near Elementary School

The Epoch Times

June 17, 2026

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US Attorney Pirro Announces Indictment of 14 in Cocaine Ring Near Elementary School

U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro holds a press conference at 2 p.m. ET on June 17 to announce the indictment of 14 people in a crack and cocaine distribution ring, operating steps from an elementary school.

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