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Federal Indictment Targets San Diego Gang's Crack Cocaine Market, Two Deputies Shot in Florida, and Third Murder Trial Ordered in Maryland

• A federal grand jury indictment, unsealed on July 15, 2026, has charged 30 alleged West Coast Crips gang members and associates in San Diego with distributing large quantities of crack cocaine at an open-air market on Imperial Avenue. Over 350 law enforcement officials participated in a coordinated takedown, executing 21 search warrants and arresting 28 defendants. Many of those charged have extensive criminal histories, with at least 22 possessing prior felony convictions, predominantly for drug sales.

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• In a significant legal development, a federal judge on July 8, 2026, ordered a third trial for Raminder Kaur, who was twice convicted in Montgomery County, Maryland, for conspiring to murder her husband's ex-wife, Preeta Gabba. The judge determined that prosecutors violated Kaur's Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel during her second trial by utilizing attorney-client privileged information, a rare and critical breach of legal ethics. Kaur had been sentenced to life in prison following her 2014 and 2016 convictions related to Gabba's 2013 shooting death.

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• Two Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies were shot and subsequently medevaced to Tampa General Hospital on July 16, 2026, during a deputy-involved shooting incident on West Shell Point Road in Ruskin, Florida. The suspect involved in the exchange was also shot and transported to the hospital. Sheriff Chad Chronister is expected to provide further details as the investigation unfolds.

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