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Man sentenced in $3M Gainesville drug case was recruited by cartel, lawyer says
Israel Bustos-Padilla
Israel Bustos-Padilla
Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Dec 1, 2021, 11:16 PM
Published: Dec 1, 2021, 6:36 PM
The attorney for a Mexican man sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison claimed in court filings his client was recruited by a drug cartel after trying to escape poverty in his home country.
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Update: I-985 southbound reopens after closing due to separate vehicle fire, crash
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Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:17 AM
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:14 PM
Lanes have reopened after a vehicle fire and crash Friday, April 4, caused both southbound lanes of Interstate 985 to be blocked in the Flowery Branch area.
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