DA IDs 16 People Charged In Queens To Suffolk Heroin Ring

Details have been been released in the takedown of a major heroin ring based in Queens that was responsible for the delivery of large amounts of narcotics to two stash houses in Suffolk County.

The ringleader, Oswaldo Alfaro, 35, of Jackson Heights, is charged with operating as a major trafficker, as is his main Suffolk County reseller, Walter Dancey, 31, of Brentwood, Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota said.

Alfaro allegedly ran his drug enterprise from his personal residence at 33-51 73rd St.

Sixteen people, including 12 Suffolk residents (see names below), face charges.

“Oswald Alfaro personally delivered 240 bags of heroin to 24 Windsor Place in Central Islip and to Brentwood at 55 Bushwick Avenue an average of every three days,” Spota said. “Alfaro collected approximately $12,000 in cash for these deliveries, and strictly supervised his network of runners who would resell the narcotics to users from 8 in the morning to midnight every day.”

Alfaro’s main suppliers were identified as Juan Montoya, 27, of Elmhurst, Queens and Giovanni Delarosa, 37, of Little Neck, Queens, Spota said. They are each charged with second degree conspiracy. Montoya supplied Alfaro with heroin and Delarosa supplied him with cocaine, Spota said.

The execution of six search warrants in Brentwood, Central Islip, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona and Little Neck resulted in the seizure of $125,000 in cash, three pistols, including a defaced weapon, one kilo of heroin, 90 grams of crack cocaine, 195 grams of marijuana, and nine high-end vehicles, including an Aston Martin, a BMW and a Mercedes-Benz, Spota said.

Spota said Alfaro was “a task master: he pushed his resellers in a way we have not previously seen and chastised his “employees” if sales were down. “Alfaro took inventory of his product and his cash at the end of every day."

Alfaro’s resellers, charged with second degree conspiracy, sold heroin and cocaine across western Suffolk, including the communities of Bohemia, Ronkonkoma, Islip Terrace, Oakdale and Smithtown, Spota said.

"The Suffolk County Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office deserve credit for initiating this investigation into a significant and violent drug trafficking ring in Suffolk County," DEA Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt said. "As a result of federal and local law enforcement working together, the entire drug network was shut down and will no longer be a heroin source of supply enabling addicts and overdoses in Suffolk County."

The DA released the following information on those charged:

Oswald Alfaro (DOB 3-6-82) Age: 35

33-51 73rd St., Jackson Heights

1 count - Operating as a Major Trafficker

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

2 counts – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd

Defense Attorney: John LoTurco

Bail/Bond: 1m/2m

Walter Dancey (DOB 9-5-85) Age: 31

55 Bushwick Ave., Brentwood

1 count - Operating as a Major Trafficker

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

3 counts – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd

Defense Attorney: Marianne Rantala

Bail/Bond: 500k/1m

Jonathan Aguilar (DOB 10-24-90) Age: 26

170 31st Street, Brooklyn

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

3 counts – Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd

Defense Attorney: Toni Marie Angeli

Bail/Bond: 125k/300k

Maria Alfaro (DOB 2-16-83) Age: 34

24 Windsor Place, Central Islip

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

1 count – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd

Defense Attorney: Robert Macedonio

Bail/Bond: 400k/800k

Seref Kaatsiz (DOB 9-22-76) Age: 41

1090 Bayshore Ave., Bay Shore

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

1 count – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th

Defense Attorney: Mark Musachio

Bail/Bond: 500k/1m

Michael Burmester (DOB 6-22-83) Age: 34

42 Sherwood Dr., East Islip

1 count - Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: Martin Lorenzotti

Bail/Bond: 500k/2m

Justin Connelly (DOB 1-12-83) Age: 34

2552 Ocean Ave., Ronkonkoma

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: Daniel O’Brien

Bail/Bond: 300k/600k

Giovani Delarosa (DOB 9-24-79) Age: 37

240-08 70th Ave., Little Neck

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: Barry Goldberg

Bail/Bond: 500k/1m

James Kelly (DOB 6-26-82) Age: 35

465 Oak St., Copiague

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: Bryan Cameron

Bail/Bond: 300k/600k

Frances Kennedy (DOB 7-20-72) Age: 44

34 Sonia Road, Bay Shore

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: Eric Besso

Bail/Bond: 250k/750k

Juan Montoya (DOB 8-8-89) Age: 27

86-45 St. James Ave., Elmhurst

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: William Ezersky

Bail/Bond: 1m/3m

Richard Olivieri (DOB 9-15-82) Age: 34

420A Clay Pitts Road, East Northport

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd

Defense Attorney: Scott Gross

Bail/Bond: 250k/750k

Alex Wenkert (DOB 12-28-91) Age: 25

15 Arjay Lane, Commack

1 count – Conspiracy 2nd Attorney: Legal Aid Society

Bail: $250,000, Bond $500,000