Details Emerge After Five Caught In Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Mill Details Emerge After Five Caught In Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Mill
Details Emerge After Five Caught In Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Mill New details have emerged after five people were busted during a raid of a fentanyl and heroin factory in Westchester early Friday. The arrests took place around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Euclid Avenue in Ardsley, said Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Erin Mulvey. According to Mulvey, the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad executed a search warrant at the home where the five were arrested and approximately five kilograms of fentanyl and six kilograms of heroin were seized.  "The fentanyl alone has the potency to kill nearly over two million people k…
Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory
Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory This story has been updated. Five people were busted during a raid of a fentanyl and heroin factory in Westchester early Friday. The arrests took place around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Euclid Avenue in Ardsley, said Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Erin Mulvey. According to Mulvey, the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad executed a search warrant at the home where five people were arrested and approximately five kilograms of fentanyl and six kilograms of heroin were seized.  "The fentanyl alone has the potency to kill nearly over two million people…
70 Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Dealers In Westchester, Bronx 70 Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Dealers In Westchester, Bronx
70 Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Dealers In Westchester, Bronx A Westchester man was the alleged ringleader of a local drug distribution ring that was broken up when the DEA and NYPD seized nearly $10 million in narcotics. New York City's Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the indictment of five people, including four who were linked to a wholesale heroin and fentanyl distribution network in the Bronx. The fifth represented a Mexico-based narcotics supply organization. The alleged ring leader, Juan Silva Santos, of Yonkers, has been charged with operating as a major trafficker under New York State’s drug kingpin statute. Santos allege…
Wanted: Have You Seen This Suspect At Large In Hudson Valley? Wanted: Have You Seen This Suspect At Large In Hudson Valley?
Wanted: Have You Seen This Suspect At Large In Hudson Valley? Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators from Haverstraw have issued an alert for a man wanted on drug charges dating back to a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway in New Windsor. According to police, 28-year old Andrew Holden was driving on the Thruway when he was stopped in New Windsor. During that traffic stop, troopers said that Holden was found to be in possession of heroin, a hypodermic needle and crack cocaine. He later failed to appear in court to answer the charges and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest from the Town of New Windsor Court. Holden was des…
Accused Heroin Dealer Caught In Act In Westchester, Police Say Accused Heroin Dealer Caught In Act In Westchester, Police Say
Accused Heroin Dealer Caught In Act In Westchester, Police Say Following a short investigation, an alleged area heroin dealer was caught in the act with officers looking on, police said. David Diaz, 42, of Walden, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in Tarrytown, by members of the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force following a short-term investigation into drug dealing in the Tarrytown area, said Lt. Greg Budnar of the Tarrytown Police Department. During the investigation, officers observed Diaz make an alleged narcotics deal, Budnar said.   A further investigation revealed Diaz was in possession of…
Police In Westchester Seize Eight Kilos Of Heroin Worth Millions, Arrest Two Police In Westchester Seize Eight Kilos Of Heroin Worth Millions, Arrest Two
Police In Westchester Seize Eight Kilos Of Heroin Worth Millions, Arrest Two Police seized eight kilograms of heroin worth several million dollars and arrested two suspects as part of a joint investigation with the DEA in Westchester. On Monday, Jan 14, members of the Yonkers Police Department Narcotics Unit and the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Group T-12 conducted a narcotics interdiction in the area of Central Park Avenue north of Palmer Road resulting in the seizure of the approximately eight kilos of alleged heroin and the arrest of a man and woman for felony drug possession. According to Yonkers Police Sgt. Deane Politopoulos, investigators were c…
Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties
Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties A high-speed police chase through Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties ended with the arrests of a man and woman who were caught with a large amount of heroin as well as cocaine. The chase began after state police initiated a traffic stop at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 as the suspects’ vehicle, a 2004 Acura TL, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. After the vehicle’s operator failed to comply, the duo led police on a pursuit that went through Northern Westchester and Putnam concluded on North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie once the v…
CVS Condom Shoplifter Busted With Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia In Westchester CVS Condom Shoplifter Busted With Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia In Westchester
CVS Condom Shoplifter Busted With Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia In Westchester A shoplifter who allegedly stole condoms, lipstick and other items from a Westchester CVS is facing a host of charges after being busted with heroin and drug paraphernalia, police said. Investigators from the Scarsdale Police Department received a report shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 of a shoplifter at CVS on Popham Road.  Officers spoke with the store manager, reviewed surveillance video and determined that their suspect was a white female in her 20s with brown hair in a bun, carrying several bags and a purse. An officer on patrol in the area said that he spotted a woman that match…
Nine From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Charged In Drug Trafficking Ring Nine From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Charged In Drug Trafficking Ring
Nine From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Charged In Drug Trafficking Ring Nine members of a family run drug trafficking organization have been charged with narcotics conspiracy in connection to the FBI raid of a New Rochelle grocery store this week. Members of the FBI were spotted entering the Supermercado Mexico supermarket on Union Avenue in New Rochelle at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, authorities said. Agents were seen taking boxes of evidence from the location and arrests have been made. The raids led to the arrests of seven men who allegedly conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of heroin and more than 50 grams of methamphetamine …
Westchester Man Nabbed In ICE Bust Of Alleged Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring Westchester Man Nabbed In ICE Bust Of Alleged Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring
Westchester Man Nabbed In ICE Bust Of Alleged Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring A Westchester County man was among more than two dozen busted by ICE on drug and gambling charges following a wiretap investigation. Thirty-two people were arrested Friday on drug and gambling charges following an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in New York and the NYPD. The investigation began with cocaine and heroin trafficking and ultimately led police to a "sophisticated illegal gambling operation that catered to a clientele of New York City professionals." Officials said that the investigation “uncovered a larg…
Westchester Man Among Three Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Bust Westchester Man Among Three Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Bust
Westchester Man Among Three Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Bust A Westchester man and two Rockland County residents have been charged as being part of a major drug ring that sold fentanyl and heroin at a popular produce market. Jovanny Torres, 27, of Yorktown, Anthony Antonucci, 34, of Valley Cottage, and Kaitlyn Jefferson, 37, of Thiells were all charged in June as being part of the ring that operated out of the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office. The three are part of a ring of 13 people charged in the operation which included the sale of fentanyl, to undercover agents, the DA's Office said. “Th…
K9 Officer Helps Police Make Drug Bust In Westchester K9 Officer Helps Police Make Drug Bust In Westchester
K9 Officer Helps Police Make Drug Bust In Westchester A police canine helped break-up an alleged heroin deal outside the Jefferson Valley Mall. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department who was conducting a business check of the mall at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday night reported that he saw “suspicious drug activity” by several people standing near a parked car. Police said that the officer began an investigation, with the help of Spar, a canine assigned to the department, who found that Ossining resident Timothy Heiserman, Jr., was in possession of alleged heroin. Heiserman was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a…