Press Releases
Major Seizure of Approximately 580 Pounds of Cocaine at a Self Storage Facility in Long Island City: New Jersey Man Charged
A New Jersey man was arrested on the evening of Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as members of law enforcement made an exceptionally large seizure of approximately 266 kilograms of cocaine (over 580 pounds) outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens as part of an investigation into high level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey.
Fentanyl Packaging Mill Dismantled in the Bronx: Approximately Eight Pounds of Fentanyl Seized, Packages Branded “Game of Death”
Seven individuals were arrested as law enforcement officers disrupted an active fentanyl packaging mill operating in a sixth-floor apartment on Bronx Boulevard in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx on Tuesday night.
30 Kilos of Cocaine Seized from Mail Delivery Service Packages in Brooklyn and Manhattan: Two Separate Investigations
Three alleged drug traffickers face charges in connection with using UPS package delivery services to smuggle large loads of cocaine into New York City. Two separate investigations resulted in the seizure of a combined total of 30 kilograms of cocaine (over 66 pounds) in Brooklyn and Manhattan as charged in an indictment and criminal complaint filed by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP). The cocaine carried an estimated street value of $900,000.
Interstate Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison Following Conviction at Trial
Carlos ALMONTE PALMERS, convicted for his role in an interstate narcotics trafficking organization, received a 14-year prison sentence for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree yesterday afternoon following a jury trial prosecuted by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York. The sentence was imposed in Manhattan Supreme Court by Acting Supreme Court Justice Sara Litman, who presided over the two-week trial that concluded with a conviction on June 26, 2026.
Ten Pounds of Fentanyl Seized from Bronx Apartment: Two Daycare Centers in Building Evacuated
A short-term investigation into a fentanyl packaging and distribution operation led authorities to recover approximately 4.5 kilograms of suspected fentanyl (nearly 10 pounds) from a third-floor apartment at 2075 Morris Avenue, a five-story residential apartment building in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx.
Drug Trafficker Indicted Following Yearlong Probe into Entrenched Narcotics Operation at Harlem’s Lincoln Houses
An indictment filed by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor charges Darryl BULLOCK, of the Bronx, with 35 counts for allegedly overseeing an entrenched narcotics trafficking operation at Harlem’s Lincoln Houses, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residential complex.
