Corruption and Violence Fueled by the Narcotics Trade The cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl sold on the streets of New York City and in other American cities is produced outside of the United States.  Those narcotics are smuggled into the country by powerful and violent transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) who conspire with U.S.-based criminal networks to meet and stimulate market demands. Billions …

Criminal justice reform touches every aspect of the work of the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.  Nationwide civil rights protests in response to the killings of George Floyd and other Black and Brown people prompted our own discussions about race, justice and policing in our city. Over the past year, SNP staff committed time and resources to examining racial …

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the arrest of FRANK GUERRERO (a McDonald’s manager charged in cocaine sales in the Bronx). More specifically, he was arrested …

Narcotics destined for distribution in New York City and New England Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Ray Donovan, Special Agent inCharge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division, New York City PoliceCommissioner Dermot F. Shea, New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett and Bronx DistrictAttorney Darcel D. Clark announced the arrests of …

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill and Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York, announced the indictment of RICHARD DEAN DESAIN, a resident of Los Angeles, in connection …