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Westchester Man Accused Of Supplying Heroin, Fentanyl That Led To Fatal Overdoses Westchester Man Accused Of Supplying Heroin, Fentanyl That Led To Fatal Overdoses
Westchester Man Accused Of Supplying Heroin, Fentanyl That Led To Fatal Overdoses Nine suspects - including a man from Westchester - are facing charges for an alleged drug trafficking operation that led to fatal overdoses in Westchester and the Bronx. The charges are against nine alleged members of a criminal organization that trafficked in heroin and the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl in the Soundview section of the Bronx and in Westchester, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More than 30 pounds of heroin and fentanyl, five handguns, an assault rifle and $170,000 cash were seized. The investigation into the drug trafficking operation was launched …
70 Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Dealers In Yonkers, Bronx 70 Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Dealers In Yonkers, Bronx
70 Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Dealers In Yonkers, 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…
Westchester Doctor, Wife Sentenced For Running $77M Black-Market Pill Mill Westchester Doctor, Wife Sentenced For Running $77M Black-Market Pill Mill
Westchester Doctor, Wife Sentenced For Running $77M Black-Market Pill Mill An elderly doctor and his wife, who called Westchester home are heading to prison after being busted running a black market pill mill that “pumped out” more than $77 million in painkillers onto the black market over the course of several years. Scarsdale residents Rogelio Lucas, 80, and his wife, Lydia Lucas, 82, who operated a medical practice on the Upper West Side, were found guilty of distributing approximately 3.2 million pills of Oxycodone, which flooded the streets of Manhattan. Rogelio Lucas received a term of between 1 year and four months to four years in prison on one count of co…