DA: Major Heroin Pipeline Into Long Island Busted

A multi-million dollar heroin pipeline running from Mexico to New York City and Long Island has been dismantled, according to a Wednesday evening news release from Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s office.

According to the release, nine people from Mexico, California, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens have been indicted in recent weeks as part an ongoing investigation initiated by Rice’s office and conducted jointly with the Nassau County Police Department, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor of New York City, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s NY Drug Enforcement Task Force, which consists of the DEA, NYPD and New York State Police.

“The case has taken down a drug pipeline that has trafficked in several million dollars worth of heroin in the New York area, as well as cocaine, MDMA and anabolic steroids sold via Craigslist,” the release reads.

Rice, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, along with city and federal officials plan to reveal further details on the bust on Thursday.

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