Little nigga been running with Tyrek's crew long as I can remember. ", Tyrek doesn't attend the funeral, certain that police will be in attendance and leaning on people to snitch. Winds light and variable. Tony believes a retaliatory shooting will be carried out by the Bloods at some point in the coming days, so he's summoned several Big Homies to the clubhouse in order to talk strategy and weigh their options. Cain, 30, faces similar weapons and firearms charges. My child going to be mad spoiled. "Today, we confiscated methamphetamine. They each face up to12 years in prison if convicted on the top counts. Each of the defendants faces a maximum of 20 to 25 years in prison except for Lewis (who faces multiple potential sentences of at least 20 years) and Jackson, who could be sentenced to life in prison for operating as a major trafficker. HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Dozens of people have been indicted in the bust of a major narcotic trafficking ring that operated on Long Island, including from If their lives lack meaning and purpose outside their gangs' territories, they're plainly meaningful and purposeful within them. Near the stoop of a Crips stash house, a blood-soaked Air Jordan sneaker lay in the road. The gangs have two things going for them that make both unwilling to accept defeat. Despite having a degree, Ice's rap sheet is as long as those of the high school dropouts who populate most of Hempstead's drug corners. Among the 24, three defendants -- Justin Eleazer, 29, of Southampton;Ryan Kellis, 32, of Southampton; andBenjamin Diaz, 47, of the Bronx -- were charged with operating as a major trafficker, an A1 felony known as the "kingpin statute," and face 25 years to life in prison if convicted. A joint task force with investigators from the Hempstead Police Department and Bellville Police Department, Austin County Sheriffs Office and DEA has resulted in the arrest of four in a drug operation according to a press release by the Austin County Sheriffs Department via their Facebook Page. First, each is able to buy top-quality cocaine directly from major traffickers at wholesale prices, as little as $17,000 per kilo, compared with the average going price of about $23,000. In total, the street value of the narcotics seized is estimated to be approximately $2,772,000. "Sooner or later, they going to come for Dice," he says. The disruption of this operation serves as a strong reminder that activities such as drug trafficking and the violence that is associated by these types of crimes will be relentlessly be pursued by law enforcement.. We recovered huge quantities of drugs, stockpiles of weapons and 40 drug traffickers and dealers have been indicted for their alleged roles in this dangerous network. In Hempstead and other economically struggling communities across the country, the Great Recession has left lasting damage, while also spawning a new generation of Bloods, Crips and other drug-dealing gangs. He moved on to a similar job at a more prestigious company in Manhattan, but his bosses rarely let him do any real accounting work, instead turning him into a glorified gopher. The charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless found guilty. Tony, the drug market manager and father-to-be, often contemplates his own death, knowing it could come at any time now that full-scale armed conflict with the Bloods has broken out. "You a soldier, J, you a soldier," says Tyrek. "Only our product is illegal, so more precautions need to be taken. These battles breed shootings, stabbings and robberies in gang-plagued, low-income neighborhoods each day, even as overall violent crime rates continue to fall in most of the U.S. That's capitalism. Gang members from the Bloods, walk across a graffit covered foot bridge on 45th Ave and 94th street in Corona, Queens, New York. Hempstead Crips control the market for marijuana and cocaine in the area surrounding Linden Avenue and Linden Placea blighted, impoverished area known as the Linden Triangle, or simply the Triangle. The investigation is called Operation Honeycomb because a large volume of drugs was allegedly packaged and stored at a defendants home, which was frequently referred to as the honeycomb by co-defendants in wiretapped calls. Aside from developing an informanta nearly impossible task, with snitching punishable by deathan undercover operation is the only way the gangs' leaders can be taken off the streets in one fell swoop. 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"I ain't no saint and I ain't no genius, but I'll sometimes give books to the younger niggas who show potential, talk to them about philosophy, history, everything," Ice says. It's one of hundreds of similar conflicts being fought by Bloods and Crips sets throughout the country. That's the way it is, way it always will be.". William F. Sweeney, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI New York said, The scourge of illegal narcotics trafficking, and the violence associated with it, has plagued our communities for far too long. Tuesday, they'll be even less of them. He was a good kid. Others are 17 or 18 and have either dropped out of high school or will soon. Next day on the stoop, he's wearing them. ", Tony nods at Flex, who pulls out a garbage bag full of still-packaged burnersthe hard-to-trace phones gang members often use to talk businessand dumps them onto a table. Today's been quiet, but Tony believes that won't be the case much longer. 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Depending on whom you ask, Tyrek is either the most ruthless, sadistic gangster in the New York metropolitan area or a gentleman hustler who runs his drug business more like Bill Gates than Scarface. "Nine times out of 10, we know the person. ", "Just keep doing what you doing and don't worry about the police," Tony says. I am going to vigorously defend Mr. Eleazer and see that he is exonerated.". During the execution of two search warrants, officers learned that two defendants, Lex Lloyd and an un-apprehended co-defendant, allegedly conducted narcotic business from day care centers in Hempstead and Rosedale. The police are looking to interview him, he knows, visiting his mother's house every day to ask whether he's turned up. Roosevelt Man Receives Prison Time for Fatal Crash that Killed Girlfriend on her 25th Birthday, 14 People Indicted for Their Roles in Heroin Ring that Operated in Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn. An additional investigation then led Westside His casket is ivory white and narrow, just wide enough to fit his body inside its purple velvet walls. Doc and Lamar insist to their host that their intended target had been Dice Beckles, the Crip believed to have shot Doc in January. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government. Ten feet away lay a baby-faced Crips member, "Little James" Carter, with a quarter-size hole in his forehead. So for the time being, he's living at the apartment of a Bloods associate in Brooklyn, along with Lamar, who'd overseen the drive-by mission. This investigation focused on the worst criminals in some of the most dangerous areas on Long Island, and the collective effort of all the law enforcement entities involved is commendable. Due to the toxic and volatile chemicals at the home, investigators requested assistance from the Houston Police Department High Hazard Clandestine Laboratory Team and the Texas Department of Public Safety Methamphetamine Initiative Group (MIG). Shit, who you think paid for church services, for the casket, for this plot right here? Arkansas. Jason Bassett, a Central Islip attorney respresenting Eleazer, said in an email: "Mr. Eleazer maintains his innocence and is completely bewildered by the charges against him. "Why I can't wake you?" Steed looks to Ice, who nods in approval. ", The leader of the local Bloods set, Michael "Ice" Williams, 24, has summoned Steed Wallace, Doc Reed, Lamar Crawford, and several other members to Seduccion, a Hempstead strip club used by the gang as an occasional meeting spot. 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Reports stated they seized 206 pounds of both liquid and crystal methamphetamine from inside the lab. Waller County Jail Information. Forty suspects have been rounded up after authorities busted a massive drug-trafficking ring that partly operated out of unlicensed day-care centers in Hempstead Im grateful to our partners for their work and incredible perseverance to protect our communities.. "Another satisfied customer," Tony says, watching Charlie walk off with his morning fix. In addition to the massive amount of the deadly drug, 500 grams of cocaine worth $50,000 and eight guns were taken during the investigation into drug and gun rings centered around an apartment building on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead. Three days later, a wake is held for Little James. "Weekend coming, so we opening a little early. WALLER COUNTY, Texas - What began as a traffic stop in Waller County led to a drug bust with authorities seizing large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine. The Task Force includes members of the FBI, New York State Police, Nassau County Police, Suffolk County Police, Hempstead Police and Rockville Centre Police departments, as well as the Nassau County and Suffolk County sheriffs departments. Walk my son home from school every day? And I gots to get this money for the baby. Syosset Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Throwing Cinderblocks onto Meadowbrook Pkwy. HOUSTON A total of 50 people were arrested following one of the largest drug busts in south Texas in recent years, according to Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration. And each carries a blue handkerchief, a longstanding Crips tradition among the gang's thousands of sets across the country. for Hempstead Buildings Dept. PRESS RELEASE: "What are they going to do for me? "And use them shits wisely. Tony, meanwhile, answers to the leader of the Hempstead Crips, Tyrek Singleton. 35 indicted in two separate Central Texas drug trafficking A national gang threat assessment published by the agency that year estimated gangs were responsible for about 48 percent of violent crimes in most areas, with local neighborhood-based gangs and drug crews posing "the most significant criminal threat in most communities.". Hempstead Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for October 2015 Shooting Death of 12-Year-Old Girl, Hempstead Woman Convicted of Manslaughter & Assault. They also have a 32-bullet cartridge, increasing the chances that at least one round will strike a target, however inept the triggerman. Authorities have not yet released the identities of the other two people who were arrested Wednesday. Shortly after sunrise, customers begin to arrive, eager to see what the crew is slinging. "I was not allowed to work at the level I was capable of. prescription drugs), and possession of drug paraphernalia. "Why should I tell the cops anything?" TEC-9s have recently become the Bloods' go-to weapon for drive-by shootings, mostly because they're cheap and plentiful on the black market. Authorities said when they searched thehome, found amethamphetamine conversion laboratory, which is used by drug traffickers to convert liquid methamphetamine to a crystal form before it gets distributed. Construction Company, 17 Members of Major Narcotics Organization Indicted in Multi-State Heroin and Cocaine Smuggling Ring, Mineola Man Convicted of 2016 Murder in Hempstead, DA Singas Statement Regarding Order of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. 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