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- ↑ Herbeck, Dan; Michel, Lou (2009-02-27). "Drug sweep targeted the notorious 31 Gang". The Buffalo News . ISSN 0745-2691. OCLC 8882862. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ "POLICE & COURTS". The Buffalo News . 2011-07-19. ISSN 0745-2691. OCLC 8882862 . Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ "FBI agent wounded in drug raid". United Press International . 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ "Former SU player Damone Brown arrested in Reno after Buffalo drug raid". The Post-Standard . 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2024-10-22.