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| Grieving US father on 'drugs rescue' raid | Grieving US father on 'drugs rescue' raid |
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| A man who lost his daughter to heroin has been arrested driving into New York with a cache of weapons to "rescue" another girl from a drug dealer. | A man who lost his daughter to heroin has been arrested driving into New York with a cache of weapons to "rescue" another girl from a drug dealer. |
| John Cramsey's 20-year-old daughter died from a heroin overdose four months earlier in Allentown, Pennsylvania. | John Cramsey's 20-year-old daughter died from a heroin overdose four months earlier in Allentown, Pennsylvania. |
| He and two friends Dean Smith and Kimberly Arendt were stopped by police for driving with a cracked windscreen. | He and two friends Dean Smith and Kimberly Arendt were stopped by police for driving with a cracked windscreen. |
| They told the arresting police officers that they were a group of vigilantes on their way to rescue a teenage girl. | They told the arresting police officers that they were a group of vigilantes on their way to rescue a teenage girl. |
| All three are facing weapons charges. Although the guns may have been legally owned, transporting them into New York City is illegal. | All three are facing weapons charges. Although the guns may have been legally owned, transporting them into New York City is illegal. |
| A camouflage helmet, seven guns including rifles, and knives were recovered from the car, as well as cannabis, body armour and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. | A camouflage helmet, seven guns including rifles, and knives were recovered from the car, as well as cannabis, body armour and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. |
| An ammunition can labelled "shoot your local heroin dealer" was also removed from the modified truck, which is decorated with neon green stickers and an image of the US Constitution. | |
| They claimed to be on their way to do an "extraction" of a 16-year-old girl that was being held by a drug dealer. | They claimed to be on their way to do an "extraction" of a 16-year-old girl that was being held by a drug dealer. |
| The girl, they say, had been with a friend who had just overdosed on heroin when she became scared and called for their help. | The girl, they say, had been with a friend who had just overdosed on heroin when she became scared and called for their help. |
| Mr Cramsey has been outspoken about the need to curb heroin use in Allentown after his daughter's death. | Mr Cramsey has been outspoken about the need to curb heroin use in Allentown after his daughter's death. |
| According to local media, he frequently attends community meetings and started a group called "Enough is Enough" to tackle drug use. | According to local media, he frequently attends community meetings and started a group called "Enough is Enough" to tackle drug use. |
| "He has since been on a mission to save as many of our children from the heroin dealers as possible," his friend Susan Hirst said on Facebook. | "He has since been on a mission to save as many of our children from the heroin dealers as possible," his friend Susan Hirst said on Facebook. |
| Earlier on Tuesday Mr Cramsey posted a tribute to his daughter, who had died exactly four months earlier. | Earlier on Tuesday Mr Cramsey posted a tribute to his daughter, who had died exactly four months earlier. |
| "Please give me the Strength to continue taking this fight to the Evil Darkness that has not just taken my Sunshine away leaving me in eternal darkness," he wrote. | "Please give me the Strength to continue taking this fight to the Evil Darkness that has not just taken my Sunshine away leaving me in eternal darkness," he wrote. |
| More on the US heroin problems | More on the US heroin problems |
| Chicago's heroin 'epidemic' | Chicago's heroin 'epidemic' |