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A dozen alleged gang on Long Island are facing charges for their roles in an extensive drug distribution operation, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and members of the District Attorney’s Office’s East End Drug Task Force (EEDTF) recently announced the indictment of 12 men who were known to traffic crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
The investigation was first launched in July 2020 when there were allegations of 18th Street gang members and other associates trafficking drugs in the Riverhead area using undercover officers, roving surveillance, electronic surveillance, and court-authorized eavesdropping.
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District Attorney Sini: This was a takedown of major drug traffickers selling cocaine while terrorizing the community. Photo by: Shutterstock Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) and members of the District Attorney’s Office’s East End Drug Task Force (“EEDTF”) have announced the indictment of 12 individuals, several of whom are members of the 18th Street gang, in connection with an alleged drug distribution operation. “This was a multi-agency effort that resulted in the takedown of major drug traffickers selling crack cocaine and powder cocaine, and doing so in a way that was terrorizing the community,” District Attorney Sini said. “They were selling in front of retail establishments and in public areas, and the people selling those drugs were dangerous gang members. This dealt a major blow to drug
District Attorney Tim Sini at a press conference announcing the arrests Friday afternoon. (Credit: Tim Gannon)
A multi-agency investigation resulted in the arrest of nine alleged 18th Street gang members who were selling powered cocaine and crack cocaine near the Riverhead train station, the Riverhead McDonald’s and other areas in the East End, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini.
While nine of the suspects were arrested and indicted, three other suspects who were indicted remain at large, the DA said.
Four of the suspects were ordered held on bail of $1 million cash or $3 million bond.
“This is a takedown of major drug traffickers operating here in Suffolk County, selling crack cocaine and powdered cocaine in amounts of $75,000 worth of drugs each month for the organization.
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The drug dealers were selling in front of retail businesses and public areas, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said. (Shutterstock)
RIVERHEAD, NY 12 gang members and their associates were indicted Friday on charges that they were running a drug trafficking operation on the East End, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said.
Several of the individuals charged are members of the 18th Street gang, Sini said.
The Suffolk County District Attorney s Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement s Homeland Security Investigations division, and the East End Drug Task Force began an investigation in July 2020 into drug dealing by several members of the 18th Street gang and others in the Riverhead area, Sini said.