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Illegal immigrants, 89 and 73, accused of armed drug trafficking decades after sneaking into US

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Two illegal immigrants from Cuba with criminal records are behind bars after police say they were selling drugs and had stolen guns. After their arrests, Cesar Valdes, 89, and Magdaleno Medina, 73, were found to have been in the country illegally – for more than 45 years.

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    Two illegal immigrants from Cuba with criminal records are behind bars after police say they were selling drugs and had stolen guns. After their arrests, Cesar Valdes, 89, and Magdaleno Medina, 73, were found to have been in the country illegally – for more than 45 years.

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