May 30, 2019
MAJOR NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED FOR SMUGGLING COCAINE VIA U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today the sentencing of Puerto Rico-based drug suppliers LUIS XAVIER MELENDEZ SANCHEZ and ELIUD TORRES on top narcotics possession and conspiracy charges.
May 30, 2019
14 CHARGED IN SALES OF HEROIN, FENTANYL AND FENTANYL ANALOGS FOLLOWING DRUG OVERDOSES
South Brooklyn Motels and Public Housing Development Served as Trafficking Hubs; Brazen Assault at Staples Store Linked to Drug Dispute
May 14, 2019
SUPERVISING PHARMACIST AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ARRESTED IN DIVERSION OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN OXYCODONE PILLS FROM QUEENS PHARMACY
Arrests of a supervising pharmacist and a pharmacy technician, who allegedly abused their positions at a Richmond Hill, Queens pharmacy by knowingly filling forged prescriptions for opioid painkillers and illegally selling additional pills in exchange for cash.
April 12, 2019
QUEENS MAN CHARGED IN SALES OF NARCOTICS AND PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
The indictment of CARLOS MEDINA PALOMINO, a resident of Queens, in connection with multiple sales of narcotics, including cocaine and fentanyl, and the operation of two brothels was announced.
April 1, 2019
OVER 77 POUNDS OF SUSPECTED HEROIN AND FENTANYL AND APPROXIMATELY $200,000 CASH SEIZED IN HARLEM: PACKAGES LABELLED “PABLO ESCOBAR”
The seizure of approximately 35 kilograms of suspected heroin/fentanyl (over 77 pounds), worth over $10 million was announced.
March 11, 2019
PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 16 FELONY CHARGES: OPERATED BROOKLYN PILL MILLS AND DIRECTED FRAUDULENT MEDICAID/MEDICARE BILLING
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announces the guilty plea of Dr. LAZAR FEYGIN, the operator of two medical clinics in Brooklyn, in connection with schemes to illegally sell prescriptions for millions of oxycodone pills, to defraud Medicaid and Medicare of millions of dollars and to commit money laundering.
March 7, 2019
THIRTEEN INDICTED IN SALES OF HEROIN, FENTANYL AND COCAINE: UPPER EAST SIDE FATAL OVERDOSE SPARKED INVESTIGATION
Bronx Dealer Faces Charges of Reckless Endangerment for Knowingly Selling Potentially Lethal Fentanyl; Former NYPD Officer Charged in Narcotic Sales to Undercover Officer
February 22, 2019
SIX INDICTED FOLLOWING OVER 50 SALES OF NARCOTICS IN HARLEM: TWO HANDGUNS SEIZED
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor and New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill announced today the arrest and indictment of six individuals in connection with an investigation that involved more than 50 sales of crack cocaine and heroin in the vicinity of the West 123rd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem.
February 11, 2019
Dangerous Fentanyl Masked as Counterfeit Oxycodone: 20,000 Pills Seized in the Bronx and Manhattan
New Yorkers Cautioned Against Purchasing Black Market Prescription Pills
January 30, 2019
FORMER NYPD OFFICER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
The sentencing of former New York City Police Officer JOSE SIERRA in connection with sales of narcotics to an undercover officer was announced today.
January 17, 2019
NYC DRUG DELIVERY SERVICE MADE UP TO $50,000 IN SALES EACH WEEK: LEADERS CHARGED WITH OPERATING AS MAJOR TRAFFICKERS
The arrest and indictment of 14 individuals in connection with an alleged drug delivery service that primarily catered to customers in southern Brooklyn and made up to $8,000 in sales each day was announced today.
January 14, 2019
LOS ANGELES MAN INDICTED FOR LARGE SHIPMENTS OF METHAMPHETAMINE SENT FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE NEW YORK CITY AREA
The indictment of RICHARD DEAN DESAIN, a resident of Los Angeles, in connection with multiple large-scale shipments of methamphetamine to New York City and the surrounding area was announced.