Aug. 9, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police conducted a major drug bust in Queens on Thursday, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana and cannabis products. The operation took place in a warehouse on Second Street in Astoria in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. Officers from the 114th…
Police conducted a major drug bust in Queens on Thursday, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana and cannabis products. The operation took place in a warehouse on Second Street in Astoria in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. Officers from the 114th Precinct were responding to a burglary…
Nov. 1, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan A Jamaica man was indicted as a major trafficker after illicit drugs, including fentanyl, estimated at over $10 million in street value were seized from an abandoned house in Bellerose. The stash was discovered by a contractor who arrived at the boarded up single family home on 88th Road on May 30 following the sale of the property. After stumbling upon large quantities of illicit narcotics and guns out in the open, he proceeded to call 911 and take pictures of the significant stockpile before leaving to relay his findings to the NYPD. “[Fentanyl]…
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Sep. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 20, 2023 By Dean Moses Narcotics officers raided a Queens drug den at a home on Wednesday morning, arresting family members after finding allegedly fentanyl-laced drugs and guns just steps away from a child’s bedroom. This arrest comes on the heels of a pledge that Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD made on…
Apr. 27, 2023 By Emily Davenport A Long Island man is in police custody after a shooting led to a drug bust in Flushing. Authorities say that at 12:40 a.m. on April 26, officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a call regarding shots fired in front of 143-25 41st Avenue. Upon the officers’ arrival,…
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