BURLINGTON — A suspected drug dealer with gang ties allegedly attempted to put a “hit” out on an individual that she believed was cooperating with Rutland City Police for the state charges she is facing, according to a federal prosecutor.

Guadalupe “M.J.” Vargas, 43, and another colleague in Rutland also have been linked through California arrest warrants to the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles area man in February 2024, according to court records.

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