Wooden chairs and metal tables are scattered across the room for card playing and dominoes. Opioids, particularly those containingfentanyl, have killed 600 people on Long Island since 2017. Witness protection? Former N. Hempstead Employee Sentenced for Embezzling More Than $98,000 from Waste Management Auth. Tyrek looks exhausted, having slept just an hour or two since the shooting. Authorities said when they searched thehome, found amethamphetamine conversion laboratory, which is used by drug traffickers to convert liquid methamphetamine to a crystal form before it gets distributed. All of that's part of our business strategy. Chief investigative reporter Jonathan Dienst on crime, corruption and terrorism. Authorities have given no indication that any drug activity occurred at the restaurant. One defendant allegedly used the mail to send three kilograms of cocaine that were recovered during this operation. Five defendants allegedly sold a cocktail of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. While the drug investigation was ongoing, investigators were looking into a Brooklyn-based gun ring which led to the arrests of three people for allegedly trafficking and selling firearms in Hempstead. The TV is tuned to local news all day, so the Crips can stay abreast of Hempstead's latest shootings. As a result of the investigation, the following items were recovered through search warrants and car stops: District Attorney Madeline Singas said, This massive multi-agency takedown strikes a heavy blow to the narcotics trafficking infrastructure in our region. "My money must not stink, 'cause ain't nobody turning it down.". In addition to the massive amount of the deadly drug, 500 grams of cocaine worth $50,000 and eight guns were taken during the investigation into drug and gun rings centered around an apartment building on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead. And they've found out it feels pretty good. "Today, we confiscated methamphetamine. Do not leave home without a piece. Ricky Jackson, an inmate at a Massachusetts prison, gave the order to Darren Devane to take possession of the 100 grams of the drug that was at Angelique Whites home, according to the indictment. Copyright 2018 KSLA. He supervises The Shopas the Crips's main drug market is knownmaking sure its dealing crews throughout the area have enough coke and weed to meet the day's demands. For young men unable to find legitimate jobs because of their criminal records or lack of education and job skills, the corners also offer validation, responsibility, and respect. Williams was arrested for possession with intent to deliver "Weekend coming, so we opening a little early. According to officials, the 400 grams seized was not heroin, but actually was nearly pure fentanyl. All wear sagging jeans with shirts from top-end designers and $200 high-tops. But he a little bitch, so he hit the deck when the shooting started. In total, the street value of the narcotics seized is estimated to be approximately $2,772,000. "Everybody take one," Flex says. "Sooner or later, they going to come for Dice," he says. Within minutes, police cars and ambulances are screeching up Linden Avenue, sirens blaring and lights flashing. They're also able to keep out other competitors through use of brute force. Given the opportunity, would you like to fly to the moon? Next day on the stoop, he's wearing them. District Attorney Madeline Singas announced on Wednesday that, in coordination with task forces from the FBI and ATF, officials confiscated 400 grams of fentanyl valued at more than $130,000. Tony sees himself as a businessman, partnered with Tyrek and other leaders in the Crips organizationBig Homies, as they're known in Crips parlancein a joint effort to recruit talent, maximize profits and expand their customer base. Inside the vehicle wereJose Agustin Morales, 34, and Cornelio Casteneda Diaz, 35, both from Mexico. Mike McNeills Diary for Tuesday, February 28, 2023: Who goes to church anymore? Waller County Jail is located in Waller County, Texas. Authorities executed five search warrants Thursdayand seized120 grams of heroin and fentanyl, 90 grams of cocaine, more than 10 pounds of marijuana, an assault weapon and several shotguns,as well as drug-packing materials, Sini said. "That case is good as gone," he tells Ice. And they ain't got no undercovers they can get past us. Low 66F. ", Doc lobbies to be trigger man for the mission, since he's familiar with Dice's daily routine and wants to avenge his own shooting. "The man is a scary mothafucka," Tony says. Copyright 2023 Newsday. The fiend eyes it gratefully before sliding it into his sock and strolling off, whistling the opening notes to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing.". Dice directs Charlie toward the side of an apartment building. Here, slinging crack baggies and hiding stashes, young men with no obvious place in America's legitimate economy find that they belong, that they're significant, that they matter. Investigators said they opened the case in January after receiving credible information. The duo, according to Sini, used other members of the alleged conspiracy to "test the heroin they were selling to ensure its potency and therefore its value.". "Come get that Notorious!" He was a good kid. The young women focus nearly all their attention on Ice, who is thought to be one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the community. Authorities say the Crips and Bloods can compete on price and purity on their corners throughout Long Island, making huge profits even while splitting their primary market in Hempstead. "Today's Friday, and the cops probably going to be beefing up patrols tonight and all weekend," Ice says. These individuals allegedly acted as major suppliers to numerous smaller dealers in Nassau County and variously worked together to obtain and distribute narcotics. But now, we at war, man. 50 people charged in multi-agency drug bust in Houston, Galveston area Handcuffs HOUSTON A total of 50 people were arrested following one of the largest "And in the process, we discovered a significant amount of cash.". They're hungry to find their place in this reshaped American economy, and many are willing to kill for it. First, each is able to buy top-quality cocaine directly from major traffickers at wholesale prices, as little as $17,000 per kilo, compared with the average going price of about $23,000. Investigators from the Nassau County District Attorneys office and members of the FBI Gang Taskforce on Long Island apprehended White and seized the heroin, then searched her apartment the next day and found another 300 grams of a white powdery substance. Tony, meanwhile, answers to the leader of the Hempstead Crips, Tyrek Singleton. Doc Reed, the presumed trigger man, stays off the streets for six weeks. As a result, the Bloods want to conquer it as badly as the Crips want to hold it. It's usually real smooth and quiet, because that's the best environment for us to make bank. I am going to vigorously defend Mr. Eleazer and see that he is exonerated.". The enforcement actions announced here today should give members of the community some comfort in knowing these violent offenders wont be putting their lives in danger any longer. He hands over a wrinkled, yellow-tinged $20 bill to Tevin "Dice" Beckles, who's handling tout duties this morning. Touts promote the day's drug selections, barking out product names and extolling their virtues to any potential customers within earshot. If you send illegal drugs through the U.S. mail, youre going to jail!, New York State Police Acting Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen said, These indictments and seizures are a direct result of the hard work and cooperation among law enforcement agencies. (methamphetamine), possession of controlled substance (ecstasy), for Hempstead Buildings Dept. Tony, the drug market manager and father-to-be, often contemplates his own death, knowing it could come at any time now that full-scale armed conflict with the Bloods has broken out. Friday at a residence on Hempstead County Road 3 in Hope, Arkansas. Winds light and variable. So for the time being, he's living at the apartment of a Bloods associate in Brooklyn, along with Lamar, who'd overseen the drive-by mission. Doc and Lamar insist to their host that their intended target had been Dice Beckles, the Crip believed to have shot Doc in January. Both crews want to take over each other's drug markets. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Giving \'Sight\' to the Blind Through Electricity. He'd been charged with possession of cocaine, even though, he says, police found no drugs on him. Others are 17 or 18 and have either dropped out of high school or will soon. "Aight," says Dice, who's wearing a bulletproof vest beneath his blue Yankees jersey. And I gots to get this money for the baby. No chance that shit sticks. I'll have to live here long after they're gone.". Law enforcement personnel on Long Island conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in Nassau County history, officials said Officials said they took enough drugs off Postal Inspection Service; the New York State Police; and Drug Enforcement Administration. "Please wake up, James. As a freshman, he'd been a lowly messenger. Shortly after sunrise, customers begin to arrive, eager to see what the crew is slinging. "You ever handled a semi-auto?" After James's murder, Bloods involved in his shooting take precautions. 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Morales and Diaz were then arrested for possession of a controlled substance and booked in the Waller County Jail. poster hanging in the living room beside a dartboard and Nerf hoop. "No shame in this game," Savant says. Homes in front of which the gangs dealt drugs in Hempstead during the gang war. This investigation focused on the worst criminals in some of the most dangerous areas on Long Island, and the collective effort of all the law enforcement entities involved is commendable. Follow Nassau & Suffolk crime and courts, including incidents reported in your neighborhood, trial coverage, sentencings and more. They'd assured him it was some of the best crack they'd ever procured in the neighborhood, and one of them, Charlie Bones, is among the first to walk up to the Crips shop this morning when it opens for business. "And smart as hell, too." Three days later, a wake is held for Little James. People are dying every day because of the types of drugs these men are accused of selling in Nassau County, said William Sweeney, the FBI New York Assistant Director-in-Charge. "But 5-0 be out there in force right now. "Most of them won't finish high school, because they like making money out here too much. Now law officers are tabulating the amount of drugs and cash recovered. Approximately 520 grams of cocaine, 50 oxycodone pills, two narcotics presses and bullets were recovered from Lloyds residence on Pierson Avenue in Hempstead. That's just the code. Hempstead Crips control the market for marijuana and cocaine in the area surrounding Linden Avenue and Linden Placea blighted, impoverished area known as the Linden Triangle, or simply the Triangle. All rights reserved. "I hear whispers in the hood, people saying I brought war to their blocks over a couple of corners. But the truth is, 99 percent of these niggas around here would be jobless and making no money if I didn't do what I do in this community. It all started after investigators said they stopped a vehicle on US-290 BUS near Waller on July 6 around 1:30 p.m. We confiscated marijuana. "Only our product is illegal, so more precautions need to be taken. His first night back, he got his girlfriend pregnant. Defense attorneys for the otherscharged could not be reached for comment Thursday night. The charge carries a potential maximum sentence of 25 life. When that doesn't work, he lowers his head and cries. 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Then a second, and third. The gangs have two things going for them that make both unwilling to accept defeat. Edward Barzar, 40, of Hope, Ark., was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon while working at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hope, Hempstead County Sheriff James Singleton said. ", "Way we see it, they ain't shit," Ice says, summing up his crew's opinion of the police. At this time, the investigation is still ongoing. One defendant allegedly cut heroin with fentanyl and morphine. Cocaine prices rose from approximately $32,000 per kilogram to a peak of $55,000 per kilogram in August 2020. Follow Nassau & Suffolk crime and courts, including incidents reported in your neighborhood, trial coverage, sentencings and more. Several TEC-9 style guns are seen during a gun buyback event at Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, May 31, 2014. I have a lot of investigating to do, he said. 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