Feds bust brazen gang that peddled deadly fentanyl in open-air drug market at NYC public housing complex
Story by Ben Kochman, Matt Troutman • 12h
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A dozen hooligans with lengthy rap sheets terrorized an East Harlem NYCHA complex for three years, brazenly hawking deadly drugs such as fentanyl and the even-more-powerful nitazene in plain view, federal authorities alleged Wednesday.
The feds busted the open-air drug market in the James Weldon Johnson Houses, arresting eight of the alleged pushers — part of a broader effort by the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office to target crime in city housing projects.
“The conduct of this 12-man crew created an environment of fear for many of the Johnson House residents,” said Jay Clayton, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, in a news conference hours after the busts.
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