Heroin Bust In East New York Leads To 5 Arrests: Feds

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn bust led to the arrest of five accused drug dealers and the seizure of four kilograms of heroin, $100,000 cash and three guns, prosecutors announced.

Five men were charged Wednesday with selling heroin in East New York, Bushwick, and Queens in Brooklyn Federal Court, the U.S. Attorney's office announced.

A sixth man was also arrested and charged with heroin possession, according to prosecutors

Prosecutors identified the suspects as Dino "Dinito" Sanchez, 40, Alex Aybar, 47, Raliek "Burger" Brown, 36, Melvin "Mel" Sanabria, 42, and Rogelio "Macho" Vargas, 43, and Ramon "Junior" Sanabria, 48.

Federal agents arrested the six men Wednesday morning after raiding their homes, two stash houses and two cars, and seizing drugs, cash, three guns and various drug paraphernalia, said prosecutors.

Sanchez is suspected of using luxury cars as code to discuss the quality of the drugs he allegedly sold, texting Melvin Sanabria that he had “Bentley” and a “Phantom,” prosecutors said.

Melvin later complained of the quality of the product, replying, “I dont rent hondas or acuras ... Around here we drive benz n lambos,” referring to Mercedes-Benz and Lamborghinis, according to prosecutors.

The group was held without bail and could face between 10 years to life in prison if convicted, prosecutors said.

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