Feds Bust Brazen Gang that Peddled Deadly Fentanyl in ‘Open-Air Drug Market’ at NYC Public Housing Complex

Feds bust brazen gang that peddled deadly fentanyl in ‘open-air drug market’ at NYC public housing complex

A dozen hooligans with lengthy rap sheets terrorized an East Harlem NYCHA complex for three years, brazenly hawking deadly drugs such as fentanyl and the even-more-powerful nitazene in plain view, federal authorities alleged Wednesday.

Drug Gang Besieged East Harlem NYCHA Building, Federal Prosecutors Charge

A dozen dealers transformed the lobby, courtyard and apartments of the Johnson Houses into a marketplace for crack cocaine and fentanyl, alleges the Manhattan U.S. attorney.

Twelve Men Saturated East Harlem Housing Project With Drugs, U.S. Says

For more than three and a half years, officials said, the men used the Johnson Houses as “an open drug market” to sell crack cocaine and fentanyl. Source: New York Times The post Twelve Men Saturated East Harlem Housing Project With Drugs, U.S. Says first appeared on The New Yorkian.

Drug trafficking operation along Roosevelt Avenue corridor in Jackson Heights dismantled: DA – QNS

The three leaders of a Jackson Heights drug trafficking operation face life in prison if convicted after they and 13 members of their crew were indicted by a Queens grand jury. The defendants allegedly operated an open-air drug market with sales taking place around-the-clock two blocks away from Roosevelt Avenue and the 16 individuals were charged with conspiracy, drug trafficking, and other crimes, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announce…