California IN BRIEF : EL CAJON : Alleged Drug Lord Caught After 4 Years
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From Times staff and Wire reports
A reputed Detroit drug kingpin who was considered one of the nation’s 15 most-wanted fugitives was captured in El Cajon after four years on the run. Gerald Lee Carroll, 46, who disappeared after being indicted for his alleged involvement in a massive marijuana smuggling operation, was arrested after officers trailed his car from a home in La Mesa that had been under surveillance, according to a spokesman for the U.S. marshal’s office.
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