Fugitive Spent 19 Years On Lam, Arrested At N.J. Airport: Feds

Newark, NJ – Federal authorities have captured a fugitive who has spent 19 years on the lam Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to federal marshals, authorities were monitoring Justo Guzman’s whereabouts after discovering where he was living.

Marshals arrested Guzman at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday as he entered the U.S. from the Dominican Republic, authorities said.

Guzman was convicted in 1984 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of parole, marshals said.

An arrest warrant for violating terms of his parole was issued in 1997, authorities stated.

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