Dizzying rise, fall of a drug lord.(Benjamin Ton)(Brief biography)

From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: February 19, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: George Anastasia

PHILADELPHIA _ When he came to the attention of federal drug agents three years ago, Benjamin Ton, then 30, was an unemployed copy-machine repairman inexplicably living the American dream.

A Vietnamese emigre, he and his wife, Lena Le, had just moved from a modest rowhouse in Folcroft, Pa., to the upscale Cobblestone Farms section of Sicklerville, N.J. Parked in the driveway of their new home was a Corvette, a BMW and a Lexus.

"It was obvious there was a lot of money coming from somewhere," said Christopher A. Jakim, the Drug Enforcement ...

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