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🌱 Patch AM: 10 Busted In Philadelphia Cocaine-Trafficking Group That Worked With Mexican Cartel: Feds

Spotted on the Philadelphia calendar: Ride For Heroes 2026

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In today's newsletter:

  • Feds charge 10 in massive cocaine pipeline to Philadelphia streets
  • How Philadelphia's new $435 million bond sale could affect city projects
  • See how the Rocky and Joe Frazier statues just swapped spots

Also on today's calendar: Ride For Heroes 2026 and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

1. 10 Busted In Philadelphia Cocaine-Trafficking Group That Worked With Mexican Cartel: Feds (patch.com) — Federal prosecutors say a large cocaine-trafficking organization funneled millions of dollars in drugs onto Philadelphia streets each month, supplied by a Mexican cartel. Ten people, including several Philadelphia residents and two previously imprisoned ringleaders, now face major federal conspiracy and distribution charges, with authorities highlighting large seizures that they say prevented more cocaine from reaching city neighborhoods.
   

2. Philadelphia GO bonds rated A+ by Fitch ahead of 2026 sale (tradersunion.com) — Philadelphia is preparing a $434.78 million general obligation bond sale on Oct. 6 to reimburse past capital spending and fund new city projects, backed by an A+ rating and stable outlook from Fitch. The agency cites Philadelphia's strong, resilient economic base as a key factor supporting the city's credit quality through future economic ups and downs.
   

3. Rocky statue makes final move to top of Philadelphia Museum of Art steps (cbsnews.com) — Philadelphia's famous Rocky statue has been permanently moved to the top of the Art Museum steps, giving visitors a new, movie-accurate photo spot while Joe Frazier's statue now anchors the base. The change, approved by the Philadelphia Art Commission, reshapes one of the city's most visited tourist sites and highlights both boxing legends for residents and tourists alike.
   

4. Philadelphia police plan deeper examination of Olney home tied to missing women (nbcphiladelphia.com) — Philadelphia police plan a more intensive search of an Olney home tied to images of several missing women, potentially removing parts of the structure to find new evidence. Investigators, alongside federal partners, have searched repeatedly without locating remains, and police will join Councilmember Anthony Phillips at a nearby community meeting Sunday to update and reassure neighbors.
   

5. Former Philadelphia Corrections Sergeant Gets 42 Months (mychesco.com) — A former Philadelphia correctional sergeant has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for pepper-spraying five restrained inmates at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility and falsifying reports about the incidents. The FBI and Philadelphia Department of Prisons assisted in the case, underscoring ongoing federal scrutiny of how city correctional staff exercise their authority over people in custody.
   

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