From: WNCN
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Nine men – including five from Durham – appeared in court Wednesday after they were charged last week in a conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes, officials said.
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The following men appeared in court on Wednesday:
Mokhtar Abdul Karem Khashafa, age 34, of Durham
Yousef Abdulla Mohamed Kaid, age 35, of Durham
Ibrahim Abdulla Kaied, age 39, of Durham
Taha Al Montaser, age 31, of Greenville, NC
Ahmed Al Montaser, age 30, of Staten Island, New York
Mohammed Nasser Ali, a/k/a “Mo”, age 50, of Durham
Jabbar Mazab, a/k/a “Obaydah”, age 38, of Brooklyn, New York
Bassam Saad, a/k/a “Sam”, age 31, of Syracuse, New York
Muhammed Labbid Al Haddawi, age 27, of Durham
