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Feds praise Wakefield cops for drug ring bust...
he federal Drug Enforcement Administration sent high praise to the Wakefield Police this month, thanking them for helping bust up a multi-state drug ring.
Early in 2003 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began working with Wakefield police and other departments to investigate a web of money laundering and OxyContin distribution, allegedly led by Randy Noe of New Hampshire.
"Investigators soon discovered that Noe was responsible for distributing thousands of pills of OxyContin on a monthly basis in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire," said June Stansbury, the special agent in charge, in a letter the Wakefield Police Chief Rick Smith. "(Wakefield) Detectives James Moccia and Richard Cass worked closely with the DEA during the entire course of this investigation."
In June, the investigation culminated with 24 arrests in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Florida and Nevada. Noe was arrested along with the Florida physician who allegedly supplied him with OxyContin. Police and special agents seized more than 500 pills of the often-abused prescription painkiller, along with thousands of dollars.
Moccia and Cass helped implement "extensive" surveillance including monitoring phone calls and conducting a financial investigation. They also helped execute arrests, including that of Wakefield resident Joseph Silva, then 29.
"Without their assistance, it is doubtful that this drug trafficking and money laundering organization would have been effectively dismantled," said Stansbury. "Detectives Moccia and Cass should be commended for their efforts."
Chief Smith sent a copy of Stansbury's letter to the Board of Selectmen, asking that the two officers be recognized for their dedication.
"Money laundering and extensive narcotics investigations require a large time commitment and energy by those involved," said Chief Smith in his own letter to selectmen. "They are required to work long them."
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