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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…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Authorities Assist In Bust Of 7 Pounds Heroin, 2+ Pounds Cocaine, $40G NY Authorities Assist In Bust Of 7 Pounds Heroin, 2+ Pounds Cocaine, $40G
NY Authorities Assist In Bust Of 7 Pounds Heroin, 2+ Pounds Cocaine, $40G An unemployed Massachusetts couple had nearly seven pounds of heroin, more than two pounds of cocaine and $40,000 in drug proceeds stashed in hidden compartments of their vehicle when they were stopped in Paramus by members of a joint county, state and federal task force, authorities said. Candido Tomasini, 35, and Maribel Roman, 40, of Fitchburg were both ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing this Friday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Prosecutor’s detectives teamed up with agents from the DEA, the New York State Drug Enforcement Task Force, …

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by Jerry DeMarco