Law enforcement officials in Suffolk County announced Thursday that they dismantled five separate gun and drug distribution networks, charging 39 suspects with nearly 400 counts, including drug trafficking, illegal firearms distribution and attemped murder of police officers.
Police in Suffolk County announced Thursday that they have dismantled five separate drug and gun distrubution networks whose influence spanned from Brooklyn to Montauk.According to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney, 39 defendants have been charged with a total of 389 counts, including drug trafficking, illegal firearms distribution, and attempted murder of police officers. Among the seized narcotics were fentanyl, xylazine , cocaine, heroin, MDMA, and crystal meth.
Authorities say that one of the networks, identified as the Ottomanelli network, was led by Nasha Tomlinson, also known as "Dee." Tomlinson allegedly distributed cocaine, fentanyl, and crystal meth from residential homes located in East Islip, Amityville, Sound Beach, and Brentwood. During the operation, law enforcement seized 2,313 fentanyl pills and 310 grams of the drug—an amount that Tierney noted could have killed 150,000 people.
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