Lexington Park Drug Suspect Busted With Bullet In Chamber, Cocaine, Heroin, Sheriff Says
A suspected drug dealer in Maryland was packing heat with a bullet in the chamber when his luck ran out during a sheriff's office investigation, authorities say.
Wade Joshua Braithwaite, 33, of Lexington Park, was taken into custody on Columbus Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after detectives investigating suspected drug distribution obtained warrants targeting him, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Braithwaite was arrested without incident, but a search turned up a loaded Canik METE MC9 semiautomatic handgun with a round already in the chamber.
Deputies also recovered susp…
687-Pound Cocaine Bust In Plainview Has Traffickers Facing Life In Prison: Authorities
Two Florida men face up to 25 years to life in prison after police found more than 300 kilograms of cocaine in a pickup truck outside a Long Island hotel, prosecutors said.
Daniel Santana, 36, and Michael Viera, 41, of DeLand, FL, were indicted Thursday, Oct. 8 on major trafficking and drug possession charges following the seizure in Plainview, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The investigation unfolded outside the Holiday Inn on Sunnyside Boulevard on Jan. 29, 2026, authorities said.
Detectives watched a black Dodge Ram pull into the parking lot near a white Mercedes-Ben…
Motel Bust Lands Stamford’s Largest Meth Seizure; Suspect Now Has 7 Pending Cases: Cops
A tip about drugs at a Connecticut motel led police to seize roughly 250 grams of crystal meth, one of the department’s largest meth seizures, authorities said.
Ronald Buquet, 48, of Stamford, was arrested last week in an investigation that lasted several weeks.
Investigators received information that Buquet had crystal meth in a room at the Red Carpet Inn in Stamford, police said in a Tuesday, Oct. 6, news release.
Officers were able to secure a search warrant, and inside the motel room they found meth, fentanyl, pills, drug packaging supplies and a fake firearm in Buquet’…
Dealer Caught With Almost 9K Fentanyl Packets, Cocaine In Middletown Gets Prison Time
A man will spend a decade behind bars after a months-long narcotics investigation led police to more than four ounces of cocaine, nearly 9,000 packets of fentanyl, and more than $57,000 in cash at his Orange County home, prosecutors said.
Middletown resident Christian Mojica, 35, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Thursday, Oct. 1, to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The case stemmed from a months-long Middletown Police investigation into narcotics sales in and around …
Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Airmont: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says
Two men, including a New Jersey resident, have been indicted on top-level felony drug charges after arranging an $18,000 deal involving about half a kilogram of heroin in Rockland County, prosecutors said.
Orange County resident Marvin Jeanty, age 42, also known as “Cream,” of Monroe, and Passaic County resident Jordan Miranda, age 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, were indicted following an investigation by the Rockland County Drug Task Force into heroin distribution in Airmont, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 2.
Prosecutors allege that on Ma…
LI Coke, Fentanyl Traffickers Hauled In $2M While On Parole For Drug Convictions: Investigators
Two major drug traffickers on Long Island who made more than $2 million from their operation have been arrested, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 1.
Shamiek Porter, 34, and Branden Harris, 36, are both accused of being major narcotics distributors, according to court documents filed in Suffolk County.
Porter and Harris also have previous drug trafficking convictions and were on parole prior to their arrests on Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to state prison records and county prosecutors.
While Porter and Harris worked together throughout the scheme, Porter was the initial provider of cocain…
Norwalk Drug Probe Ends With 2 Arrests And A Carload Of Charges
A Connecticut man and woman face drug charges after police said a traffic stop turned up cocaine, heroin/fentanyl and supplies used to package drugs for sale.
Charles Piazza, 49, and Melissa Kozma, 40, were pulled over at Spring Hill Avenue and Loomis Street in Norwalk on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Both had outstanding arrest warrants tied to a drug investigation, Norwalk police said.
Investigators suspected the pair of selling cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, authorities said.
Officers searched their vehicle and uncovered 41.5 grams of powdered cocaine, more than four grams o…
Englewood Man Arrested In $10M Cocaine Bust, Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man has been charged after authorities seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million in what prosecutors called their largest single cocaine cache in 20 years.
Nelson Salcedo, 35, of Englewood, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens, following a two-week investigation into high-level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA New Jersey Field Division, NYPD, New Jersey Sta…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update)
Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
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Fentanyl Dealing, Party Shooting Land Huntington Bloods Member Decades In Prison, Feds Say
A Long Island Bloods gang member who shot up a house party in the Hamptons and supplied fentanyl for a deadly overdose was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 12 to prison time, authorities said.
Joshua Crowell, 32, of Huntington, got 27 years after pleading guilty to various gang-related charges, the Justice Department said.
Crowell was a proud member of the “Bloodhound Brims” set for years, participating in various acts of violence and drug sales, the feds said.
“His criminal conduct left three people wounded by gunfire, claimed one life through a fatal overdose, and caused two others to suffer ov…
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Bellerose Terrace Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say
A Long Island drug dealer was busted with a wide variety of illegal offerings during a raid Thursday, Aug. 6, police said.
Jack Acquafredda, 23, of Bellerose Terrace, was arrested around 4:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Inside his residence, officers found:
Cocaine – approximately 41 grams
MDMA – approximately 28.9 grams
Psilocybin mushrooms – approximately 1.5 pounds
Ketamine – approximately 5.3 grams
Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine 30mg pills – approximately 54.5 grams (132 pills)
LSD – approximately 56 tabs – 0.6 grams
Clonazepam pill – 1 pill – 0.2 grams
Cannabis …
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ
One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence.
A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said.
Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27, of Maryland, was found guilty alongside Washington, DC residents Christopher Jordan Broady, 26; Joshua Nicholas Stephenson, 25; and Larry Duncan, 35, following a four-week trial in US District Court.
Prosecutors said the men belonged to the "Push Dat Sh…
Convicted Felon Busted With 15 Guns, $37K Cash, Pounds Of Drugs In Exeter Raid: Prosecutors
A convicted felon was arrested after investigators seized 15 firearms, thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds, and large quantities of marijuana and cocaine during a raid at a Pennsylvania home, prosecutors announced Thursday, July 23.
Adalberto Acevedo Jr., 39, of the 75 Overlook Drive, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and persons not to possess firearms, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said.
The search warrant was executed Wednesday, July 22, by the Berks…
Feds Arrest 5, Seize 8 Pounds Of Cocaine In Ohio-To-NJ Gun Pipeline: DOJ
Five men were charged after federal officials uncovered a cocaine and firearms trafficking operation that moved guns from Ohio into New Jersey and delivered kilograms of cocaine in and around Trenton, authorities announced Monday, June 15.
Kenny Scaley-Sandoval, 32, a Guatemalan citizen living in Trenton without legal status in the United States; Kelvin Tavarez, 30, of Trenton; Enoc Pimentel, 39, of Clifton; Timothy Rios, 32, of Lorain, OH; and Andy Nazario, 44, of Clifton, were arrested following a months-long Homeland Security Investigations probe that began in August 2025, according …
Over 70 Grams Of Crack Cocaine Seized In Drug Raid On Route 9W In Cornwall: Police
A months-long investigation led to the arrest of a fugitive and the seizure of narcotics during a raid in Orange County, police said.
Michael Darrigo, 54, of Cornwall, was arrested following a search of his home on Route 9W in Cornwall on Tuesday, March 17, the New Windsor Police Department announced on Wednesday, March 18.
The operation was the result of a multi-month fugitive and narcotics investigation, police said.
During the search, the New Windsor Police K-9 Unit helped, and K-9 Duke alerted officers to the presence of drugs.
The department said the search led…
New Britain Drug Trafficker Gets 5 More Years After Stolen Gun, Fentanyl Found In Crashed Car
A drug trafficker who tried to flee police before crashing a car loaded with fentanyl, cocaine, and a stolen handgun will spend even more time behind bars, authorities announced.
Christopher Purvis, 29, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, according to the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The sentence was announced on Wednesday, March 11. It will run consecutive to the federal and state sentences he is already serving.
The case began on May 7, 2022, when New Britain police attempted to stop a car in which Purvis was a passenger.
As officers approached, the car sped away,…
Hidden Compartment Found On I-684 Yields Heroin, Cocaine, $24K Cash In Southeast: Police
A routine traffic stop on Interstate 684 in Putnam County turned into a major drug bust after state police say they found a hidden compartment loaded with heroin, cocaine, and about $24,000 in cash.
The stop happened just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, on northbound I-684 in Southeast, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Troopers with the new District Attorney’s Safer Highway Initiative (DASH) pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Manuel De Jesus Genao Gutierrez of Queens, was alone in the car, police said.
Police said Gu…
