Massive Drug Operation Busted In Westchester: Cops

YONKERS, NY — Neighbors who said they saw some men push another into a house in Yonkers called police Dec. 7. When officers arrived, they met one man coming out who said he lived there with his girlfriend.

But through the open front door they could see two men wearing surgical masks, and one of them had blood on his face. They went in, and walked through the house to see if there were any other victims.

In a room on the second floor, they found white powder, respiratory masks, and, in an open closet, a large number of glassine envelopes and scales. In the garage, a YPD officer found a car with an open shopping bag, in which the YPD Officer could see what appeared to be bundles of decks of heroin.

“A thorough investigation conducted by the responding Yonkers police officers resulted in the discovery of a large scale narcotics distribution operation and the arrest of three individuals," Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner said in an announcement Monday. "We are working with our federal law enforcement partners on the follow-up investigation and the prosecution of these males. I would like to thank the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorney’s office for their support and invaluable assistance.”

The YPD obtained and executed a search warrant and did a full search of the house and the car in the garage, as well as two other cars. During that search, the YPD found, among other things, 13 kilogram-sized bricks of cocaine, 18,598 glassine envelopes containing heroin, 813 tan pills stamped “M30,” a number of plastic bags and clear knotted twists containing white chunky substances, a scale, five small grinders, assorted stamp pads and stamps, a metal kilogram press, and a money-counting machine.

Ansley R. Estrella, Ronald E. Leon and Luis Oscar Reyes were charged Friday in a complaint with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than one kilogram of heroin.

“After receiving a call about suspicious activity near a house in suburban Yonkers, responding officers allegedly discovered massive quantities of cocaine and heroin, as well as drug paraphernalia, in that home," said Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. "We commend our law enforcement partners for their swift and effective response to this potentially dangerous situation, and the citizens who notified them when something just didn’t look right. Citizens can play an important role in keeping dangerous drugs, including opioids, off our streets.”

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