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Terrell J. Anderson, 20, ran away when he saw detectives approach him

Terrell J. Anderson, 20, ran away when he saw detectives approach him, police said. Officers chased him through the apartment building, during which Anderson tossed away 71 bags of heroin, police said. Police recovered the drugs, as well as $110 in cash, which police said they believe is from drug sales. Anderson was charged with possession of heroin, possession with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a park and within 1,000 feet of a school, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice, police said. He also had two warrants for his arrest. Anderson was lodged in the Atlantic County Jail on $25,000 bail. Anderson previously served about nine months in prison on various drug charges in Atlantic County, according to the state Department of Corrections Web site. He was released in July.

Nelson Wilfredo Rios was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison for helping a Mexican drug cartel smuggle several pounds of cocaine

Nelson Wilfredo Rios was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison for helping a Mexican drug cartel smuggle several pounds of cocaine at a time into the United States, prosecutors said. The 49-year-old recruited other Virginians to help carry the drugs across the border in secret compartments hidden in their cars, authorities said. He also personally drove car loads of cocaine across the border. Rios pleaded guilty to importing cocaine in September. He is a citizen of El Salvador and will be turned over to immigration authorities for deportation proceedings after serving his prison sentence.