NYPD probes Brooklyn migrant shelter after two overdose deaths
By Tina Moore
June 10, 2023 8:47am Updated
Migrant center.
Two men were found dead from a drug overdose outside the mega Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center at 455 Jefferson Street in Bushwick.
The NYPD is investigating the overdose deaths of two asylum seekers at a mega-shelter opened by Mayor Eric Adams in Brooklyn to see if there’s a larger drug organization operating at the location, officials said.
The men, who were staying at the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center at Jefferson Avenue in Bushwick, were identified as Anthony Jose Luna Ruiz, 24, of Venezuela, and Jhonny Jose Torres, 25, of Colombia, cops said.
“As we go through it, we’ll see who’s dealing there,” Chief of Detectives James Essig said. “If there is continuing drug dealing, if there’s any sort of hierarchy, that will be part of our investigation.”
Drug paraphernalia and an apparent drug sales ledger were found in the car with the men along with more than $1,000 cash, Essig said.
The toxicology reports for both men were outstanding so it wasn’t clear what drugs they were using, but fentanyl was a likely culprit in their deaths, Essig said.
“Fentanyl is in everything now,” he said.
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