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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Alpo Martinez was killed over a minor traffic incident, police say
A New York City tabloid said authorities blame the death of the former Lewiston man on a road rage grudge.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
New York police make arrest in murder of former Lewiston resident Alpo Martinez
A New York City man, 27, already in custody, was charged late Sunday with the Halloween slaying of the convicted murderer and drug dealer, who moved to Lewiston and lived quietly under a federal witness protection program for five years.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2021
Police have yet to crack Alpo Martinez murder case in New York
What happened to the drug kingpin who had been hiding in Lewiston remains a mystery, but speculation abounds.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
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PublishedNovember 6, 2021
Murdered New York drug kingpin ‘wasn’t hiding’ in Lewiston, friend says
Alberto "Alpo" Martinez may have kept a low profile in Lewiston, but he still partied with those he knew from his days as a cocaine overlord, according to a friend he made early in his stay in Maine.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Former drug kingpin led surprisingly simple life in Lewiston
Alpo Martinez, slain in Harlem on Halloween, had been a friendly neighbor on College Street with a lot of girlfriends.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
A former drug kingpin killed Sunday in New York had been hiding in Lewiston
Alpo Martinez spent time in the federal witness protection program under an assumed name in Lewiston after his 2015 release from prison
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