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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; The United States Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that two men, including one from Hazleton, have been charged in connection with a cocaine conspiracy.</p><p>Luis Santos, age 49, of New York, New York and Rafael Lora, age 41, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton on April 12, 2016, with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy.</p><p>According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Santos and Lora were arrested on March 30 as the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Customs and Border Patrol, Pennsylvania State Police and the Hazleton Police Department. The news release did not give specifics on the investigation.</p><p>Prosecution is assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip J. Caraballo.</p><style>
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Hazleton, New York City men charged in connection with cocaine conspiracy