Bronx Drug Bust Nets $1 MM in Heroin

Police raided an apartment in the Bronx yesterday and discovered more than $1 million worth of heroin. Seven kilos of heroin were found in the Sterling Avenue apt. where the heroin mill was run out of; the heroin had already been cut and placed into 50,000 glassine envelopes that sell for about $20 each, said the city Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. They were labeled with names such as "Maserati," "Heat Wave" and "Body Bag."

Four men, Luis Lara, 28, Wilson Rodriguez, 33, and Yalxon Antonio, 27, all of the Bronx, and Jose Polo, 28, of Manhattan, have been arrested and accused of drug possession. They could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted. The bust comes on the heels of another large bust in the Bronx last month, that led to 28 arrests and decimated two rival gangs.

In other breaking heroin news, a man was arrested in Syracuse on Tuesday with 15 grams of heroin in his possession. The name stamped in red ink on his glassine bags? "Lady Gaga."

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By Ben Yakas in News on April 9, 2010 3:53 PM

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disembodied cat head

i always thought it would be great if someone came out with a really fluffy-sounding brand like "kittens" or "tweety bird" & it was incongruously strong so everyone who did it, expecting weak crap, was fatally "surprised"

fools, never underestimate kittens!

the best name i have heard of so far however is "ebola"

whirlybird

no, you got it wrong, body bag is the sheez.

mrguy

WMD! Got that WMD!!

jaycjay

I hear the WMD is the bomb.

Greenpoint60

Heroine is a recreational drug for some of the young people from Poland here in Greenpoint. Vodoka is far too weak for these Hunkies.

l3iodeez

IME, dope is usually sold in dimes. A bundle was 10 bags and cost like $80.

I think you might have gotten ripped off back in 1970.

Greenpoint60

Yo, that was THE street price back then

Greenpoint60

$20 a fucking bag Wow, Dope is really cheap today, a bag cost $50 in 1970 that would be $350 in today's $$$. And the shit today is a lot stronger than 1970.

jaycjay

You realize that not all "bags" are the same size, right?

Greenpoint60

I don't know and don't care about dope, I am addicited to imported German coffee.

jaycjay

The point is that what you saw for $50 in 1970 was likely a much higher weight than what was in these $20 bags. Even today, there are "$50 bags" and "$20 bags."

You say now you don't know or care about it, but you initiated the discussion, commenting both on price and on the difference in quality between the 1970s and what's available today. That certainly implied that you "care," or at least that you were presenting yourself as knowledgeable about the topic.

Greenpoint60

I am knowledgeable about the topic, I have worked for a drug rehab agency, helping these people

jaycjay

"I know this stuff, it was a lot cheaper back in the day."

"I don't know anything about it and I don't care."

"Really it was cheaper back then."

"I don't care, but I was a big anti-drug hero once."

Seriously, are you wasted right now? Because you're making no sense.