Atlantic City Twin Brothers Admit Running Drug Trafficking Ring: Prosecutor Atlantic City Twin Brothers Admit Running Drug Trafficking Ring: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Twin Brothers Admit Running Drug Trafficking Ring: Prosecutor Twin brothers from Atlantic City admitted to being the leaders of a narcotics trafficking ring on Monday, June 23, authorities said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Joseph Suarez is expected to be sentenced to 28 years in prison while Joseph Suarez is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In November 2022, 20 search warrants are executed throughout Atlantic County, the culmination of an investigation into the Suarez’s control of the drug trade on South Florida Avenue in Atlantic City, authorities said. Investigators recovered appro…
Woman, 23, Caught With 164 Fentanyl Envelopes, Crack Cocaine In Port Jervis: Police Woman, 23, Caught With 164 Fentanyl Envelopes, Crack Cocaine In Port Jervis: Police
Woman, 23, Caught With 164 Fentanyl Envelopes, Crack Cocaine In Port Jervis: Police A 23-year-old woman was arrested in Orange County following a months-long drug investigation that led to a search warrant and the discovery of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and pills, police said.  Port Jervis resident Jazmyn McKane was arrested on Thursday, June 19, at her home on Forrest Drive after officers from the Town of Deerpark and City of Port Jervis Police Departments executed a search warrant, Deerpark Police Chief Richard Sztyndor announced on Monday, June 23.  Inside the residence, officers found around 164 glassine envelopes of fentanyl, an undisclosed quantity of crack c…
DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say
DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say A convicted felon nicknamed “Roach” is heading back to prison after getting caught selling PCP in baby bottles while illegally carrying a loaded handgun in DC. District resident Francisco Roche, 35, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for trafficking distribution-level quantities of liquid PCP and for illegally possessing a loaded firearm—all while still on probation for four separate felony convictions, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The drugs were sold in DC’s Petworth neighborhood, including on multiple occasions in December 2023, where Roche used baby bottles to package liquid…
Manchester Police, DEA Raid Apartment in Fentanyl, Cocaine Bust Manchester Police, DEA Raid Apartment in Fentanyl, Cocaine Bust
Manchester Police, DEA Raid Apartment in Fentanyl, Cocaine Bust Manchester police, working with federal DEA agents, executed a drug raid that led to the arrest of a local man accused of operating a drug factory and dealing dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl. The East Central Narcotics Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Regional Office carried out a series of search warrants at an apartment at 88-7 Oak Street in Manchester.  The focus of the investigation was Derrick Lee, a 25-year-old from Manchester, authorities said. Inside the apartment, investigators uncovered a stash of illegal drugs — 10 grams of raw fentanyl …
5,000 Heroin Folds, Shotgun, Ammo Seized In Paterson Drug Raid: Sheriff 5,000 Heroin Folds, Shotgun, Ammo Seized In Paterson Drug Raid: Sheriff
5,000 Heroin Folds, Shotgun, Ammo Seized In Paterson Drug Raid: Sheriff A Paterson man is facing 15 drug-related charges after authorities seized thousands of heroin doses, crack cocaine, prescription pills, and a shotgun during a bust at a suspected drug production site, officials said Friday, June 20. On a court-authorized search of 396-398 East 18th Street, detectives with the Sheriff Office’s Bureau of Narcotics (BON) arrested Jason E. Sizer, 42, following a narcotics investigation, according to Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo. Sheriff’s detectives discovered a large quantity of illegal narcotics, including nearly 5,000 heroin folds, approximately …
Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Guns: 30 Busted At Newark Housing Complex Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Guns: 30 Busted At Newark Housing Complex
Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Guns: 30 Busted At Newark Housing Complex Thirty people were arrested on Wednesday, June 11, for their respective roles in a drug trafficking organization that sold large quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine in the Kretchmer Homes housing complex in Newark, authorities said. The charges include conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 280 grams or more of cocaine, along with various firearms and narcotics offenses, US Attorney Alina Habba said. As part of their extensive investigation, law enforcement learned that the organization, called the Frelinghuysen DTO, distributed large quantities of fentanyl and coca…
Braintree Man Who Led Drug Ring Gets 10 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking After ICE Probe Braintree Man Who Led Drug Ring Gets 10 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking After ICE Probe
Braintree Man Who Led Drug Ring Gets 10 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking After ICE Probe A Braintree man is heading to prison after federal investigators uncovered his role as the leader of a major drug trafficking ring that brought opioids into Massachusetts from Latin America. Jonathan Melendez Decatro, also known as “Jacha,” was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation. Officials say he was the head of a large-scale drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in the Brockton area. Authorities said Melendez Decatro was getting his drugs from Colombia, Mexico, and the…
Carroll County Drug Ring Busted; Westminster Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says Carroll County Drug Ring Busted; Westminster Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says
Carroll County Drug Ring Busted; Westminster Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says Two alleged drug traffickers are behind bars in Carroll County after a major multi-agency bust that spanned six months and involved SWAT teams, the DEA, and local police from three counties, authorities announced. Antonio Alfonso Liason, 38, and Jessica Brooke Smith, 47, both of Westminster, were arrested this week, during a sweeping takedown involving search warrants across Carroll County and Baltimore, according to the sheriff's office. “These search warrants were a result of a joint investigation spanning approximately six months, targeting the distribution of large quantities of illicit…
Waldorf Woman Busted With Crack, Fentanyl Walks Free With GPS Monitor: Sheriff Waldorf Woman Busted With Crack, Fentanyl Walks Free With GPS Monitor: Sheriff
Waldorf Woman Busted With Crack, Fentanyl Walks Free With GPS Monitor: Sheriff A Maryland woman busted with a stash of fentanyl, crack, and alprazolam is back in the community — with a GPS bracelet. Heather Ann D’Angelo, 41, of Waldorf, was charged with multiple drug offenses after narcotics detectives seized over $4,000 worth of street drugs from her car and home during a search late last month, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday, June 11. Detectives say they found 16 grams of crack cocaine, 6 grams of fentanyl, alprazolam pills, and drug production and packaging equipment inside her Greystone Circle home and vehicle. Despite the charges, a j…
9 Drug Dealers Caught In 'County-Wide Takedown' In Dutchess, DA Says: 'We Will Find You' 9 Drug Dealers Caught In 'County-Wide Takedown' In Dutchess, DA Says: 'We Will Find You'
9 Drug Dealers Caught In 'County-Wide Takedown' In Dutchess, DA Says: 'We Will Find You' Nine people accused of dealing fentanyl and cocaine in Dutchess County have been arrested following a sweeping undercover drug operation that targeted dealers fueling addiction and violent crime, prosecutors announced.  The initiative, dubbed "Operation Street Sweeper," was led by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force and focused on street-level narcotics activity in the areas of Poughkeepsie, Beacon, and Hyde Park, the DA's Office's Drug Task Force said Wednesday, June 11.  Investigators spent months purchasing drugs undercover and gathering evidence befo…
Lebanon Man Charged In Deadly Fentanyl Delivery After 32-Year-Old Found Dead, DA Says Lebanon Man Charged In Deadly Fentanyl Delivery After 32-Year-Old Found Dead, DA Says
Lebanon Man Charged In Deadly Fentanyl Delivery After 32-Year-Old Found Dead, DA Says A Pennsylvania drug dealer is facing charges after police say he delivered the fentanyl that killed a 32-year-old man. Rafael Angel Rivera-Ortiz, 40, of South 10th Street in Lebanon, was charged on Friday, June 6, with drug delivery resulting in death, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office On March 29, 2024, officers with the South Heidelberg Police Department responded to a home on West Penn Avenue in Robesonia for a reported death. Inside, they found signs of drug use, including fentanyl and related paraphernalia, authorities said. The victim, a 32-year-old man, was pr…
Middletown Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says Middletown Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says
Middletown Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says A man with a long rap sheet has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to an undercover officer in Orange County—marking his 35th criminal conviction and seventh felony, prosecutors said.  The plea was announced Friday, June 6, by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, who said Middletown resident Raymond Burnett, 47, admitted in court to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance for a drug deal that took place in November 2024.  According to prosecutors, the City of Middletown Police Department launched a narcotics investigation that uncovered Burnett selling fenta…