Members of Own Every Dollar are responsible for killings, robberies and assaults in Washington Heights, officials say. Source: New York Times
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Fentanyl Tainted Pills Cause Drug Fatalities Among Youth to Soar
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
Teenagers and young adults are turning to Snapchat, TikTok and other social media apps to find Percocet, Xanax and other pills. The vast majority are laced with deadly doses of fentanyl, police say. Source: New York Times
Ex-Honduran President Extradited to United States to Face Drug Charges
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2022
Juan Orlando Hernández, who stepped down in January, left the country for New York on Thursday after failed attempts to block the U.S. government’s extradition request. Source: New York Times
Inside Fentanyl’s Mounting Death Toll: ‘This Is Poison’
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2021
While a rise in overdose deaths shows the devastating consequences of the opioid’s spread, less is understood about how the drug has proliferated. Source: New York Times
New York Grandparents Are Kidnapped and Taken to Canada
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
Their captors demanded the return of cocaine worth $3.5 million. They were freed after the authorities used cellphone data to track them to a house in Quebec. Source: New York Times