Global Courant 2023-04-25 06:13:11
The Suffolk County, New York District Attorney announced an indictment of 197 counts against 21 members and associates of the street gang “9-Trey Bloods” for primarily narcotics and arms trafficking.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney made the announcement along with Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr., and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison on Monday. firearms, dated December 2021.
Members of Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney’s Fentanyl Task Force assisted in the investigation of members of the “9-Trey-Bloods,” leading to a 197-count indictment against 21 members and associates of the street gang. (Fox news)
“In Suffolk County, more than 350 young people died from fentanyl last year,” Tierney said. “That’s more young people from Suffolk County than those who died in all the years of the Vietnam War combined. We can’t stand by and let this continue.”
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In early 2022, members of the Suffolk County Fentanyl Task Force, East End Drug Task Force, and Gang Violence Task Force, along with several other agencies and departments, launched an investigation into members and associates of the “9-Trey Bloods,” who transported drugs and firearms while committing violent acts in Suffolk County.
The investigation led to the execution of more than 190 search warrants in homes, vehicles, cell phones and other digital resources. It also resulted in thousands of hours of surveillance and intelligence, ultimately revealing the scope of the narcotics and firearms operations.
Inside a courtroom with gavel in sight. (iStock)
The investigation also resulted in a three-month grand jury presentation that charged 18 of the 21 defendants with six separate conspiracies involving drug and arms trafficking and possession.
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Twenty-one of the defendants were charged with 63 separate offenses dating back to December 2021, including possession of 12 illegal firearms, nine large magazines, a gang-related shooting, the sale of fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose, several secret drug transactions and possession with the intent to sell multiple controlled substances.
One of the incidents occurred on November 13, 2022, when Justin Llewellyn allegedly sold Yasmin DeLeon, 25, and another individual selling fentanyl and crack cocaine at a hotel in Ronkonkoma, New York.
A view of a Suffolk County police vehicle. (Suffolk County Police Department)
The morning after the deal, DeLeon was unresponsive and Llewellyn entered the room to serve Narcan before the police arrived.
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Llewellyn was arrested at the scene and allegedly in possession of fentanyl and other narcotics. A search of his car, Tierney said, resulted in drug paraphernalia such as scales and an overdose kit containing unused Narcan.
He was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and second-degree conspiracy for conspiracy to sell narcotics.
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In another incident, between December 15, 2022 and January 3, 2023, Justin Wright, Robert Stone and Raiven Logan were allegedly involved in the sale of firearms, with Logan allegedly buying the firearms in Pennsylvania and selling them to Wright and Stone. in New York City.
Tierney said surveillance video from Manhattan captured Logan transferring a bag from her vehicle to the vehicle Wright and Stone were in.
Police conducted a traffic stop at Wright and Stone in Suffolk County and found two 9mm handguns, a .38-caliber revolver, two high-capacity magazines, and ammunition for each gun in the bag.
Logan, Tierney said, was charged with first-degree criminal sale of a firearm and Wright and Stone were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
The day after Wright was arrested, police executed a search warrant at his home in Bay Shore, New York and found three additional loaded handguns, two large magazines, ammunition for all three guns, methamphetamine tablets, and a small amount of fentanyl. He was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree conspiracy for conspiracy to sell narcotics.
Also charged in the indictment are Amina Atelek, 22, of Deer Park; Charles Cooper, 36, of Shirley; Dajuan Davis, 40, of Central Park; Kellie Gibbs, 39, of Huntington; Michael Grodner, 58, of Huntington; Henna Harris, 47, of Central Islip; Osvaldo Hernandez, 47, from the Bronx; Cynthia Hermann, 65, of Sayville; Michael Hoorn, 31, from Hertenpark; Steven Hunt, 42, of Brentwood; Robert Jenkins, 62, of the Bay Coast; Davon Lawrence, 31, of Post Huntington; Travis Lawrence, 35, of Ronkonkoma; Tyree Lawrence, 30, of Ronkonkoma; Terrence Lee, 33, from Riverhead; Richard owns, 33, from Ronkonkoma; and George Rodriguez, 48, of Medford.
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According to Tierney, nine of the 21 defendants were arrested and arraigned before the Honorable Richard I. Horowitz.
Eleven of those charged have been charged with offenses eligible for bail – eight of those defendants are in custody, one has posted bail and one is at large.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
