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A key player in a large cocaine dealing operation in New Jersey has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison, officials said. Mark Capichana, 56, of Keyport, was sentenced to seven years on a conviction of conspiracy to possess more than five ounces of cocaine with intent to distribute and another seven years on a conviction of financial facilitation of criminal activity, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. The sentences will run consecutively. He pleaded guilty to both charges on March 13, 2023. Capichana was arrested during “Operation Checkmate,” an investigation that involved mo…

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