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    2013
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    Cash, guns, $34,000-worth of cocaine seized from Conn. home

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    By Debra Bogstie, NBCConnecticut.com

    A Connecticut man was arrested Thursday afternoon when police found drugs, guns and cash in his home after responding to a routine medical call.

    When officers arrived at 4 McDonald Avenue in Cromwell, they discovered Michael Marotta, 28, was in possession of prescription medication that did not belong to him.

    After obtaining a search warrant, authorities also found $34,000-worth of cocaine, $2,385 in cash, three handguns, three shotguns, two rifles, a Taser and thousands of rounds of ammunition, according to police.

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    Authorities also found supplies used for the manufacturing, packaging and transportation of narcotics, according to police.

    "It's really disturbing. I mean, you don't know who lives near you," said one neighbor who asked not to be identified.

    Police arrested Marotta and charged him with operating a drug factory, illegal possession, possession with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

    He was arraigned on the charges Friday in Middletown Superior Court, according to police.

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    When ATF meets DEA

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    2012
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    FBI: Man stuffed ATMs with fake cash

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    A man accused of stuffing two ATMs in Manhattan with counterfeit cash was arrested Monday afternoon, authorities said.

    Gene Carlo Pena, 26, was taken into custody at Kennedy Airport around 4 p.m. after voluntarily returning to New York from the Dominican Republic, the FBI said. He worked for a company that serviced the ATMs.

    He faces several charges, including embezzlement and other charges related to counterfeit currency. It's not clear if he has an attorney.

    The amateurish fake bills were put in ATMs at two Chase bank branches to replace cash that had been stolen. The bank was short a total of $11,000.

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    The counterfeit bills were blank on one side and authorities believe they were meant to trick the ATM into believing it was carrying a full complement of cash.     

    However, the machines were able to distinguish most of the fake bills from real ones, a bank official said. The NYPD and Secret Service assisted in the investigation.

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    Let's see here: A) The guy is from the Dominican Republic and he is filling bank ATM machines now ATM fees will go up B) The bank didn't think there would be issues and ATM fees will go up C) The taxpayers will have to bail out the bank and ATM fees will go up D) The CEO of the bank will  …

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