Police arrest 10 involved in heroin packaging operation
The New York City Drug Enforcement Task Force busted a large-scale heroin operation, taking $2 million worth of the drug off the streets Wednesday.
Law enforcement agents uncovered nearly five pounds of powdered heroin and thousands of glassine envelopes with the drug in them in a fourth-floor apartment on 547 E. 168th St. in Morrisania.
Police conducted an investigation and eventually obtained a warrant for the bust, stopping the packaging operation.
Some of those involved attempted to flee, but police tracked down all involved, arresting a total of 10 people. They were all charged with first and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
"Collaborative investigations like this one underscore law enforcement's collective commitment to end the opioid epidemic," says NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill.
Law enforcement agents uncovered nearly five pounds of powdered heroin and thousands of glassine envelopes with the drug in them in a fourth-floor apartment on 547 E. 168th St. in Morrisania.
Police conducted an investigation and eventually obtained a warrant for the bust, stopping the packaging operation.
Some of those involved attempted to flee, but police tracked down all involved, arresting a total of 10 people. They were all charged with first and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
"Collaborative investigations like this one underscore law enforcement's collective commitment to end the opioid epidemic," says NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill.