Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the unveiling of a newly refurbished gymnasium at the Farragut Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development in the Vinegar Hill section of Brooklyn.

The Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, Bridget G. Brennan announced the dismantling of a heroin distribution network led by two Deer Park brothers, Winston and Uriel Rose, who over a six week period purchased from their Bronx supplier 20,200 bags of heroin to sell to heroin users and heroin dealers in western Suffolk County.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today the guilty plea of Anthony D’Alessandro, former Director of Pharmacy Services for Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, to four counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced a 34-count indictment charging four individuals with drug trafficking in the vicinity of Sea Rise, a privately-owned housing development in Coney Island, and Williams Plaza, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) complex in Williamsburg, as well as one firearm sale.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the indictment and arrest of Dr. Rogelio Luca and his wife, Lydia Lucas, who served as an office manager for her husband’s medical practice.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today the sentencing of drug kingpin Jose Mauro Mota to 11 years in prison and five years post-release supervision for Operating as a Major Trafficker and 3 ½ years to 10 ½ years for Conspiracy in the Second Degree. Both prison terms are to run concurrently.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced today the conviction of Dr. Hector Castro, an internal medicine practitioner, on 39 counts of Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest and indictment of Dr. David Duffy on charges he illegally sold 130 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest of four members of a narcotics trafficking network and the seizure of over 70 kilograms of heroin (154 lbs.) worth up to $50 million, plus $2 million in cash and a firearm. The massive load of narcotics and cash was recovered from a vehicle and an apartment in the Fieldston section of the Bronx, near Horace Mann School and adjacent to Van Cortlandt Park. Largest DEA heroin seizure in New York State: Fourth largest in U.S.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest of five members of a heroin trafficking network and the seizure of 12 kilograms of heroin (over 26 lbs.) worth at least $5 million, plus $115,000 in cash, two guns and drug paraphernalia.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrests of 15 individuals on drug charges following an investigation that involved 10 sales of heroin to undercover officers for over $26,000 in the University Heights section of the Bronx. Officers also conducted a series of court authorized searches yesterday, uncovering a heroin packaging operation and seizing quantities of powder cocaine, crack-cocaine and oxycodone.

Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the unveiling of a new scoreboard and 24-second clocks at Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Harlem.