
Investigations Lead Law Enforcement to Recover 270 Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine with a Street Value of over $30 Million
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Queens
District Attorney Richard A. Brown and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the
seizure of 122 kilograms of narcotics (nearly 270 pounds) with a street value of over $30 million,
including 64 kilograms (over 140 pounds) of pure fentanyl, as a result of two investigations. Four
defendants are charged.













Brooklyn Drug Delivery Service Sold Crack-Cocaine, Heroin and “Supersized” Envelopes of Pure Fentanyl: Firearm Seized
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest and indictment of four defendants who worked for a Brooklyn-based drug delivery service and sold crack cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Borough Park and Sunset Park.













Brooklyn Medical Clinics Pumped Over 6.3 Million Narcotic Painkillers onto Black Market and Billed Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare Reimbursements
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the indictment of 13 individuals in connection with schemes to defraud Medicaid and Medicare of millions of dollars, to illegally sell prescriptions for opioid painkillers and to commit money laundering.













$2 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized in NYC’s Diamond District
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the seizure of 55 kilograms of cocaine (121 lbs.) from a fictitious jewelry business operating in
the Diamond District of New York City.













Over $4.1 Million and Three Kilograms of Heroin Seized: Three Arrested
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest of three members of a narcotics trafficking group and the seizure of over $4.1 million and three kilograms of heroin (over six pounds) from a storage unit in the Bronx and a U-Haul truck.













Three Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Cocaine and Cash to and from Costa Rica: Fake Sweepstakes Preyed on Elderly Victims
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest and indictment of three individuals in connection with cocaine smuggling, money laundering, and a defraud scheme.













Trucking Company Owner Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Role in $6.5 Million Crystal Meth and Heroin Haul
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the sentencing of Deivis Ceballos to 13 years in prison and five years post-release supervision on charges of Conspiracy in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree.













13 Arrested in Scheme to Smuggle Narcotics from Puerto Rico to New York via the U.S. Mail: Over 45 Pounds of Cocaine and Heroin Seized
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the arrest and indictment of 13 members of a narcotics trafficking group charged with smuggling large amounts of narcotics from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in New York City.













Second Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Smuggling Drugs to New York City aboard Famed Spanish Navy Ship
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the extradition of an alleged Colombian drug trafficker who conspired to smuggle multikilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine to New York City aboard the emblematic Royal Spanish Navy training vessel between April and May of 2014.













New York City Prescription Forgery Ring Pumped Nearly $3 Million in Painkillers onto the Black Market: 7 Arrested
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the indictment and arrest of seven defendants, including two alleged leaders of a lucrative scheme to forge prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers and illegally obtain pills from pharmacies for resale on the black market.













Santino Boderick Sentenced to 117 ½ to 130 years in Prison for his role in “GS9” Gang Warfare
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced the sentencing of Santino Boderick, 23, to 117 ½ to 130 years in prison for his role in gang warfare between the Brooklyn street crew “GS9” and multiple rivals, which resulted in shootings in New York City and Miami.













Former Physician Pleads Guilty to Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills to Patients Long After Losing Medical License
Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced the conviction of Steven Bernhard, a former practitioner of osteopathic medicine who sold amphetamine diet pills to patients long after his medical license was revoked for dangerous prescribing practices.