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Tacoma store owner sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing heroin

A man who owned a clothing store in Tacoma was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Published: Jan. 3, 2013 at 12:53 p.m. PST
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A man who owned a clothing store in Tacoma was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/01/03/tacoma-store-owner-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-for-distributing-heroin/

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