Fourteen defendants have been charged with drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession in the Cypress Hills Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex located in East New York, Brooklyn.
The charges were announced by Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI); and William J. Bratton, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD).
According to the indictment, the defendants were involved in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that distributed more than a kilogram of cocaine powder, which was cooked into more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, in and around Cypress and upstate New York. The operation was responsible for the distribution of drugs during a five-month period.
The investigation also revealed that some of the defendants were involved in firearms trafficking, illegal weapons possession, and other criminal conduct, including a large-scale and fraudulent credit card scheme.
The defendants, whose names are listed below, are scheduled to appear in federal court today.
Defendant(s): Renee Belardo and 13 others
Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and firearms, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A), and Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)
City and State: Brooklyn, New York
Exact Date: May 23, 2023
Sentence or Outcome: Currently in custody pending a bail hearing
Dollar Amounts: Over $100,000 worth of cocaine was distributed
Related Federal Cases
- Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug Trafficking, New York, … · North Carolina
- Unknown Defendant, Drug Trafficking, New York NY, 1983 · North Carolina
- Maximiliano Davila Perez, Facilitated Cocaine Trafficking, New York 2023 · Rhode Island
- Shannell Gosine, Cocaine Trafficking, New York 2023 · Tennessee
- Maximiliano Davila Perez, Cocaine Trafficking, New York 2023 · New York
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
Drug TraffickingDrug TraffickingDrug TraffickingDrug Trafficking