
APPROXIMATELY 70 POUNDS OF HEROIN AND FENTANYL SEIZED FROM WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IN THE BRONX AND YONKERS
the indictment of five individuals, including four linked to a wholesale heroin and fentanyl distribution network in the Bronx and one who represented a Mexico-based narcotics supply organization.













Pharmacist Arrested in Diversion of 5,000 Oxycodone Pills Worth up to $150,000 from a Pharmacy in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan announced the arrest of pharmacist Hoi In Mui, aka “Annie,” for allegedly diverting thousands of oxycodone pills from the Brooklyn pharmacy where she was employed to the black market and for forging prescriptions.













Ten Indicted Following more than 70 Sales of Narcotics at Brooklyn’s Farragut Houses
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan announced today the arrest and indictment of 10 individuals in connection with an investigation that involved more than 70 sales of heroin and crack cocaine in the vicinity of the Farragut Houses, a New York City Housing Authority residential development bordering the Brooklyn Navy Yard and in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn.













Black Market Pill Manufacturing Operation Dismantled in Bronx Apartment Building: Superintendent among Three Charged
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the indictment and arrest of three individuals in connection with an alleged conspiracy to produce and distribute black market pills containing heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Bronx.













Staten Island Narcotics Investigation Upends Citywide Supply Chain in Manhattan and the Bronx
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the arrest and indictment of 9 individuals, including alleged heroin and fentanyl distributors on Staten Island and narcotics suppliers in the Bronx and the Upper West Side of Manhattan.













Dr. Rogelio Lucas and Wife Lydia Lucas Sentenced to Prison for Operating Upper West Side Pill Mill
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced the sentencing of Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife and office manager Lydia Lucas to prison terms for engaging in a conspiracy to sell prescriptions for the addictive opioid painkiller oxycodone for no legitimate medical purpose from an Upper West Side medical practice.













Approximately $150K in Narcotics Disguised as Children’s Gifts Recovered in Brooklyn and the Bronx: Three Indicted
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the arrest and indictment of three individuals in connection with alleged cocaine trafficking in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. Nearly nine pounds of suspected cocaine and over $74k cash seized.













NYC Drug Distribution Network and West Village Gambling Operation Dismantled Following Wiretap Investigation: 32 Arrested
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the arrest of 32 individuals on narcotics and gambling charges. The investigation uncovered a large-scale alleged cocaine and heroin distribution network centered in the East Village and a related gambling operation located in a busy commercial district near West 11th Street and Avenue of the Americas in the West Village.













An Estimated $7.5 Million in Suspected Heroin and Fentanyl Seized from Major Drug Packaging Operation in the Bronx: Five Arrested
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the seizure of approximately 25 kilograms of suspected heroin and fentanyl (over 55 pounds), worth up to $7.5 million, from an alleged drug packaging mill in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.













Eight Indicted in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking in Brooklyn: Six Firearms Seized
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the arrest and indictment of eight individuals on charges stemming from nearly 60 sales of cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana with undercover officers for a total of approximately $38,500. The defendants are alleged to have operated in loosely affiliated drug networks.













Doctor Indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths
Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced the indictment and arrest of Dr. Lawrence Choy on homicide charges and criminal sale of prescriptions for controlled substances, including narcotics. Choy allegedly prescribed addictive painkillers and other controlled substances in potentially lethal dosages and combinations for no legitimate medical purpose to patients of his medical practice in Flushing, Queens













Dr. Rogelio Lucas and Lydia Lucas Convicted on 30 Counts: Conspiracy and Criminal Sale of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today that a Manhattan Supreme Court jury returned a guilty verdict against Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife Lydia Lucas, who managed her husband’s medical practice. The Lucases were convicted on one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree and 29 counts of Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a …