Three ranking members of a drug-trafficking ring allegedly headquartered on an Atlantic City street have pleaded guilty. According to BreakingAC.com, the trio, Arcadia Ridley, James DiMeo and Keith Potter are free pending their sentencings in the case dubbed “Operation: Florida Keys.” It’s been nearly seven months since a multi-agency bust brought in about $400,000 in drugs, more than $86,000 in cash, four handguns and 16 arrests.
The heroin/fentanyl was stamped “Bad Bunny,” which was linked to 25 overdoses in the county, including eight that were fatal, officials said at the time.
Brothers Joseph and Justin Suarez were identified as the ringleaders who used stash locations and street-level dealers to traffic cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, the combined strain of the latter two being known as Bad Bunny.
Authorities in Atlantic City say an investigation into the distribution of narcotics resulted in 16 people being arrested and massive quantities of drugs and guns being seized.
Brothers Joseph and Justin Suarez were identified as the ringleaders who used stash locations and street-level dealers to traffic cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, the combined strain of the latter two being known as Bad Bunny.
A months-long investigation into the sale of drugs resulted in the arrest of 16 people and the recovery of multiple handguns and a huge quantity of heroin/fentanyl, authorities said.On Nov. 14, the Atlantic City Police Department, with ass…