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2 Camden men admit running drug ring

Two Camden men pleaded guilty Tuesday to operating a heroin ring in the city, authorities said. Jose O. Fortuna, 40, and his nephew, Wilson Fortuna, 26, pleaded in Superior Court in Camden to distribution of heroin, the state Attorney General's Office said.

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Two Camden men pleaded guilty Tuesday to operating a heroin ring in the city, authorities said.

Jose O. Fortuna, 40, and his nephew, Wilson Fortuna, 26, pleaded in Superior Court in Camden to distribution of heroin, the state Attorney General's Office said.

Jose Fortuna, who also pleaded to maintaining a heroin production facility, ran a drug mill inside his home in the 300 block of North 41st Street in Camden, where Wilson Fortuna obtained the drug, authorities said. Investigators raided the home in 2013 and found $30,000 in cash and cutting tools.

Jose Fortuna faces 14 1/2 years in prison, and Wilson Fortuna 11 years, based on their plea agreements.

- Michael Boren