Some Bloods snap pictures of James's corpse and post them on Facebook, accompanied by threats against the Crips. ", Tyrek doesn't attend the funeral, certain that police will be in attendance and leaning on people to snitch. Deutsch is a criminal justice reporter at Newsday in New York.To protect the identities of gang members and other interviewees, most of their names have been changed. Nassau County will continue cracking down on those dealing addiction and violence into our communities.. 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Several TEC-9 style guns are seen during a gun buyback event at Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, May 31, 2014. He appears to have lost weight, too, his face gaunt and oily. MINEOLA, N.Y. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that 40 people have been indicted as part of Operation Honeycomb for their "The man is a scary mothafucka," Tony says. One mourner whispers that the bullet that killed him remains trapped inside his heart's left ventricle. WebHempstead County sheriff's deputies and city, state and federal law officers raided five locations just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Seduccion, a strip club, was used by the Bloods as a meeting spot for strategy sessions during the gang war. Declaring the coast clear, he nods to Pete, who hands the baggie to Charlie. Shit, who you think paid for church services, for the casket, for this plot right here? All of that's part of our business strategy. A whole lot of mess.". "All they got to do is give up them corners in the Triangle.". Earlier this week, Suffolk Medical Examiner Michael Caplan said projections from his office indicate 235 people in Suffolk died from opioid overdoses this year through Sept. 30. After the medical examiner takes James's body away, one of his fellow Crips, Savant Sharpe, picks up the pricey high-tops. Authorities on Thursday announced the arrests of two dozen people who allegedly sold fentanyl-laced heroin -- the deadly opioid linked to at least five fatal By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. 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. "What you have here is a situation where both crews have a great product, and neither is open to being bought out," Ice says. Pete, seeing Dice's hand sign, runs around the back of the building and returns with a baggie full of gumball-size crack rocks. "And smart as hell, too." "We know what cops look like, no matter what kind of gangster shit they try to dress up in," says Lamar. Hempstead PD ain't got the manpower to be up in our shit 24/7. "Sooner or later, they going to come for Dice," he says. 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. We confiscated several cars," Singleton said. "They started this shit, they can end it," he says of the Crips. We are facing a national crisis in part because dealers and pushers like those indicted in this investigation are all out to make a quick buck.. "But he chose sides; he wasn't there by accident. One defendant allegedly cut heroin with fentanyl and morphine. According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, the grand jury indicted 26 people on various drug charges. I commend our Troopers and applaud all of our partners for their dedication to fighting this type of violent, organized crime. Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman stood beside several other metro Atlanta sheriffs and officials from the GBI, FBI and Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Task Force to announce the bust. I'll have to live here long after they're gone.". The arrests are the result of an 18-month investigation by the NCDA; Federal Bureau of Investigation Long Island Gang Task Force; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Long Island Field Division; the Nassau County Police Department; the U.S. ", 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. 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