This article is adapted from The Triangle: A Year on the Ground with New York's Bloods and Crips, by Kevin Deutsch, to be published December 2 by Lyons Press. And roll out in numbers, aight?". 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. Robertson, 36, faces two counts each of weapons and firearm possession and four counts of sale of a firearm. "That ends today. DA Singas said that the NCDA with the ATF started investigating an increase of violence and drug-dealing in the Hempstead area in October 2019. "And smart as hell, too." 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. "Today, we confiscated methamphetamine. We confiscated marijuana. RELATED: Deadly Houston-area drug ring taken down; linked to fentanyl overdose deaths. "Please wake up, James. But now, we at war, man. Charlie waits there as Dice flashes a hand sign to Skinny Pete, a rail-thin 17-year-old handling runner duties today. No chance that shit sticks. A soldier would've come out and met that shit head-on, instead of letting that young nigga die. And they've found out it feels pretty good. Part of the blame lies in their inability to infiltrate either crew with undercover officers. Dice directs Charlie toward the side of an apartment building. Five defendants allegedly sold a cocktail of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Others stop to cop, looking to get lit before homeroom. Walk my son home from school every day? Devane had another supplier in addition to Jackson, according to the indictment, identified as Jamel Lewis. Both Booker and Bess are charged withfelony conspiracy and drug possession and drug sale charges. According to officials, the 400 grams seized was not heroin, but actually was nearly pure fentanyl. The investigation is called Operation Honeycomb because a large volume of drugs was allegedly packaged and stored at a defendants home, which was frequently referred to as the honeycomb by co-defendants in wiretapped calls. "We're looking to market, sell and profit off drugs the way any business would handle their product," Tony says. All rights reserved. After several drug and gun purchases, the NCDA applied for electronic eavesdropping warrants in February 2020 for the purpose of identifying large-scale narcotic suppliers in the Hempstead area. A broad-shouldered 19-year-old who recently graduated from Hempstead High, Lamar is considered one of the set's smartest, most capable members. prescription drugs), and possession of drug paraphernalia. "We could just drive past and take that nigga out real easy.". HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Nassau County officials on Wednesday announced the largest bust of fentanyl in the county's history, saying 150,000 potentially fatal overdoses of the drug are now off the streets. Within minutes, police cars and ambulances are screeching up Linden Avenue, sirens blaring and lights flashing. WebSales and tax rebates for Brenham and Washington County were up in February, while Burtons were down. 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. The drug markets offer steady work and same-day pay. His education was one of the reasons he made a point of ushering Lamar up through the ranks as he advanced in school. Cain, 30, faces similar weapons and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege that drugs were trafficked from as far away as Puerto Rico, as well as California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He moved on to a similar job at a more prestigious company in Manhattan, but his bosses rarely let him do any real accounting work, instead turning him into a glorified gopher. How we handling that? 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 Despite the neighborhood's code of silence, detectives interview dozens of residents and gang members, pore over hundreds of hours of surveillance footage from area businesses, and prod street units to make a half-dozen or so drug arrests. The fiend eyes it gratefully before sliding it into his sock and strolling off, whistling the opening notes to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing.". 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.". But the day after James is buried, he makes his way to the graveyard to pay his respects. "Going to be my prince. Members of the drug ring sold cocaine, marijuana and opioids, including oxycodone pills, andmore than $1 million a year inheroin laced withfentanyl -- responsible for thefatal overdoses -- on and around the reservation last year, authorities said. "I ain't no saint and I ain't no genius, but I'll sometimes give books to the younger niggas who show potential, talk to them about philosophy, history, everything," Ice says. Sini said nineof the 24 arrested live on the reservation and are members of the tribe. HOUSTON A total of 50 people were arrested following one of the largest drug busts in south Texas in recent years, according to Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Declaring the coast clear, he nods to Pete, who hands the baggie to Charlie. The yellow and white graffiti is a gang sign (right), and the 31 (in black) means to be a member you have to endure a beating from other gang members for "31 SECONDS" with your hands clasped over your head in symbolic sign of a crown. Nassau County will continue cracking down on those dealing addiction and violence into our communities.. Tyrek looks exhausted, having slept just an hour or two since the shooting. 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You put yourself in that position, even if you a shorty, you know you ain't going to be immune. Friday at a residence on Hempstead County Road 3 in Hope, Arkansas. According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, the grand jury indicted 26 people on various drug charges. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the investigators on this case there is one less crew dealing in death on the streets of Long Island.. All rights reserved. "I knew how to run a business, and this ain't so different, really," he says. I don't think so. His casket is ivory white and narrow, just wide enough to fit his body inside its purple velvet walls. If you in it, you in it. That's law. prescription drugs, and ecstasy in Hempstead County and Southwest Such terrain is ideal for drug dealers, since it steals the element of surprise from police as well as enemy gangs. "Most of them won't finish high school, because they like making money out here too much. "Ain't no piece I can't handle," Doc says. Steed asks Doc. "Weekend coming, so we opening a little early. There have been news reports of shootings and stabbings almost daily since the two sets began their war earlier this month. Now law officers are tabulating the amount of drugs and cash recovered. ", The night before, he'd passed out free samples to a couple of local junkies who serve as the crew's product testers. Steed says he's obtained a semi-automatic TEC-9 for the drive-by per Ice's orders. Standing over the mound of fresh dirt, he smokes one Newport after another, whispering prayers for James's soul. "My money must not stink, 'cause ain't nobody turning it down.". And each carries a blue handkerchief, a longstanding Crips tradition among the gang's thousands of sets across the country. 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", He points a finger at his own chest, tapping it emphatically. 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. MINEOLA, N.Y. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that 40 people have been indicted as part of Operation Honeycomb for their West Hempstead Man Among 4 Arrested in Drug Bust - Malverne-Lynbrook, NY - Akini Gibbs, 28, arrested for criminal possession of crack and cocaine in Hempstead. "Come Monday, most likely they'll scale shit back. The Triangle, as its name suggests, contains three angles, meaning whichever gang controls it has unobstructed views of every vehicle and person approaching or leaving a corner. After graduation, he languished in a low-level job with a financial firm in New Jersey. 35 indicted in two separate Central Texas drug trafficking For the first time in their lives, they are defined by their work. Given the opportunity, would you like to fly to the moon? HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Dozens of people have been indicted in the bust of a major narcotic trafficking ring that operated on Long Island, including from These individuals allegedly acted as major suppliers to numerous smaller dealers in Nassau County and variously worked together to obtain and distribute narcotics. Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. The police are looking to interview him, he knows, visiting his mother's house every day to ask whether he's turned up. "If you get picked up by 5-0, just shut the fuck up, sit there and wait for us to get you out," Tony says. We ain't just a business. The Triangle war, devastating as it is to the community, isn't unique. An additional investigation then led Westside Narcotics Task Force members to a home inthe 22000 block of FM 359 near Hempstead. But not one of the collared gangsters will talk. If their lives lack meaning and purpose outside their gangs' territories, they're plainly meaningful and purposeful within them. WebHempstead County sheriff's deputies and city, state and federal law officers raided five locations just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. "Everybody take one," Flex says. "Only our product is illegal, so more precautions need to be taken. He quickly fell back in with his old gang, working his way up and eventually taking charge of the Hempstead set. "For far too long, criminals have attempted to evade law enforcement and hide on the Shinnecock Reservation, terrorizing the law-abiding members of the Shinnecock nation, selling drugs and committing various acts of violence," Sini said. 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