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Shakil Uddin, 23, of Oldham, was sentenced to 34 years in prison after being found guilty of one count of attempted murder and arson Ali Abbas, 23, of Normacot, Stoke on Trent, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted murder and arson, as well as violent disorder, two counts of grievous bodily harm Haris Mahmood, 22, of Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty two counts of attempted murder and arson Riyadh Iqbal, 23, of Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced...

6 illegal immigrants linked to Mexican cartel arrested in NC for drug trafficking operation, officials saySix illegal immigrants with ties to a Mexican drug cartel — a rival of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, whose notorious leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was convicted last week — were arrested in an elaborate drug trafficking operation in North Carolina, according to reports. The massive drug operation included transporting large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine across state lines — for instance, from Texas to Georgia and North Carolina, WSOC reported. The feds identified the suspects as Oscar Rangel-Gutierrez, Regulo Rangel-Gutierrez, Francisco Garcia-Martinez, Rodolfo Martinez,...