BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, BRIAN R. CROWELL, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division (DEA) and New York City Police Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY announced today the indictment and arrest of 11 members of a drug ring that trafficked in prescription painkillers and cocaine in Brooklyn and Staten Island.

A nine-month wiretap investigation revealed three overlapping drug trafficking conspiracies in which each of the defendants sold cocaine, the narcotic painkiller oxycodone, or both. Four firearms were seized during court authorized searches of the homes of two suppliers, including two semi-automatic …

BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY, announced today the arrests of five drug traffickers in connection with sales of nearly $45,000 in cocaine from two barbershops in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

The arrests, which took place late yesterday, are the result of an 18-month wiretap investigation by the NYPD's Narcotics Borough Bronx Major Case Unit and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. Since March 2012, the defendants made 16 sales to an undercover officer, totaling approximately 1.3 kilograms (3 lbs.) cocaine for …

BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY and Bronx District Attorney ROBERT JOHNSON announced today the arrest and indictment of 11 leaders and members of a violent, drug dealing street gang, “6 Wild,” which amassed large quantities of narcotics and cash through violent home invasion robberies, in which victims were severely beaten. The 58-count indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit attempted murder, robbery, assault, narcotics and weapons possession and sales, and substantive counts of robbery, burglary, assault, menacing, strangulation and drug possession. …

BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, BRIAN R. CROWELL, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division (DEA), New York City Police Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY and JOSEPH A. D’AMICO, Superintendent of the New York State Police announced the discovery of a wholesale heroin packaging operation located at 181 W 238th Apt. #25 Bronx, NY , the arrest of three people and the seizure of 11 kilograms of heroin worth $8 million last night.

On June 12, 2013 a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force—comprised of DEA special …

BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today the conviction of ROBERT WHITFIELD, a Correction Officer with the New York City Department of Correction, on charges of drug possession, conspiracy, bribery and official misconduct.

WHITFIELD, 50, was convicted on all counts following a six-day jury trial before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Bonnie G. Wittner. Sentencing is expected to take place on June 21.

Testimony and other evidence presented at trial proved that WHITFIELD, a veteran Correction Officer assigned to Rikers Island, promised to secure an inmate’s early release in exchange for $100,000 in cocaine. WHITFIELD claimed he …

BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and JOSEPH A. D’AMICO, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced today the indictment of three drug traffickers on charges stemming from the seizure of 4.5 kilos of heroin (approximately 10 lbs.) and 4 kilos of methamphetamine (approximately 9 lbs.).

The New York State Police Special Investigations Unit (NYSP SIU) seized the narcotics after investigators observed the trio hand off a bag containing three kilos of heroin (6.6 lbs.) in the Bronx on April 9. Investigators had followed the defendants by car from a drug stash house in Corona, Queens.…