New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF)

Yonkers: Nearly 45 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Traffickers Who Traveled Through The Bronx to New Jersey

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An investigation into interstate narcotics trafficking resulted in the seizure of around 20 kilograms (nearly 45 pounds) of cocaine worth more than $1 million from a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Yonkers on Wednesday, March 13, federal prosecutors said. Members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF) tracked the vehicle from Connecticut through The Bronx and Manhattan and into New Jersey, where it allegedly picked up the load of cocaine, prosecutors said. 

DEA: Enough Lethal Fentanyl Seized in NY in 2022 to Kill New York State Population X 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from the New York division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and NYC’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced on Thursday, Jan. 5, that record amounts of fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and fentanyl powder were seized in New York during 2022, including in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx.   Special narcotics prosecutor (SNP), Bridget G. Brennan, said “thousands of New Yorkers” were mourning precious lives claimed by deadly fentanyl last year. “Fentanyl saturates the illegal drug supply in New York City and is a factor in roughly 80 percent of overdose deaths,” Brennan said. “Even casual or occasional


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