Speeding Driver Running 'Sophisticated, Extensive' Drug Operation Busted In Lyndhurst: Cops
A traffic stop in Lyndhurst led to the arrest of a Rutherford man and the discovery of a massive stash of illegal drugs and weapons, police said.
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, near Park Avenue and Rutherford Avenue, according to Lyndhurst Police Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri.
Detective Michael Giangeruso and Officer Angel Batista pulled over a black Mini Cooper for speeding and a lane violation. The driver, Gavin J. Lebosquet, 47, of Rutherford, had an active arrest warrant out of Hackensack, police said.
While talking to Lebosquet, officers saw him acting su…
Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Harrisburg: DOJ
A man driving a stolen car rammed a police cruiser and was later caught with crack cocaine, a stolen gun, and more, federal authorities announced in a grand jury indictment on Thursday, May 1.
Kyree Maurice Ross, 30, of Harrisburg, has been federally charged with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, and two counts of possession of firearms by a felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Ross is originally from New …
Woman Sent Drug-Soaked Mail To NY Prison Inmates, Police Say
A woman is behind bars after sending several drug-soaked pieces of mail to New York State prison inmates, police said.
The woman, whose name authorities were withholding, was arrested Tuesday, April 29, following an investigation by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and New York State Police.
She sent narcotic-soaked legal mail to several incarcerated individuals, according to police.
A search of the woman’s home reportedly turned up synthetic cannabinoid (K2) sprayed paper, a legal mail stamp, priority mail envelopes, and other evidence.
The woman was char…
Bay Shore Mechanic Ran Cocaine Ring Out Of Garage Business, DA Says
A mechanic is accused of running a cocaine distribution ring out of his Long Island auto shop, prosecutors said.
Uriel Rose, age 41, of Bay Shore, was indicted on over a dozen drug charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, April 30, following a 10-month investigation into his Deer Park business, “Beema Boyz.”
The probe began in June 2024, when Suffolk County Police received tips that Rose was using his garage as a front for selling drugs. Undercover officers bought cocaine from him on seven different occasions, prosecutors said.
On Thursday, April 10, detectives executed a search warr…
‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years
A man who led a violent, drug-dealing burglary crew known as the “Route Boys” will spend over two decades in federal prison.
Jason Liriano, 25, of Brooklyn–also known as “jay bigfella”–was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, April 29. It followed his September 2023 guilty plea to drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Tuesday’s sentencing marked the final chapter in a wide-reaching crime spree that spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Liriano founded the Route Boys gang, which committed more than 100 break-ins at pharmacies, bodegas, chec…
Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Southeast: Sheriff
Two Massachusetts men are facing major drug charges after authorities say they were caught transporting cocaine and oxycodone through Putnam County, authorities announced.
The arrests were made on Wednesday, April 9 around 6:40 p.m., when deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit pulled over a vehicle in the Town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, April 25.
During the stop, deputies discovered that the vehicle’s occupants, identified as Joshua Rosario-Pabon, 22, of Holyoke, and Christopher Colon-Diaz, 25, of Springfield, ha…
Speeding BMW Packed With Heroin, Crack Cocaine Busted In Frederick: Sheriff
A speeding BMW led to a massive drug bust in Maryland when a North Carolina man was caught with heroin and crack cocaine, authorities announced.
Xerxus Rashad Belvin, 46, was arrested just after 1:20 a.m. on Friday, April 25, after deputies spotted him flying up Route 15 near I-70 in a white BMW X7, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
Officials say after pulling Belvin over, one deputy returned to the cruiser to run checks, at which point a second deputy spotted him attempting to conceal a large square-shaped object, wrapped in tape, under the driver’s seat.
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