{"id":2077174,"date":"2023-10-23T21:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T01:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-lbs-of-cocaine-heroin-fentanyl-worth-estimated-4m-discovered-in-nyc-pizzeria\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T21:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T01:14:51","slug":"100-lbs-of-cocaine-heroin-fentanyl-worth-estimated-4m-discovered-in-nyc-pizzeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-lbs-of-cocaine-heroin-fentanyl-worth-estimated-4m-discovered-in-nyc-pizzeria\/","title":{"rendered":"$4M worth of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl found in NYC pizzeria, weighing 100 lbs."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F100-lbs-of-cocaine-heroin-fentanyl-worth-estimated-4m-discovered-in-nyc-pizzeria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2077174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN Reporter Uncovers Major Drug Ring Operating Out of Bronx Pizzeria<\/h2>\n<p class=\"timestamp\">6:06 PM \u2013 Monday, October 23, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Police officials have\u200b accused three men of running a drug ring out of a pizzeria in the Bronx borough of New York City, following the seizure of over 100 pounds of \u2062cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics from the \u200destablishment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 estimated value of the seized drugs is a staggering\u200c $4 million, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities released a statement on Monday,\u2064 revealing that Mexzzarella Pizzeria, located\u200b across the street from a public elementary school, was being used as a front by the accused drug traffickers Gaudencio Rosendo Perez, Zulema Cardenas Espinoza, and Alexander Samboy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis drug trafficking organization was cooking up more than pizza in the Bronx,\u201d said Frank Tarentino, the special agent \u200din charge of the DEA\u2019s New York division.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a search of the\u200d pizzeria on October 19<sup>th<\/sup>, local, state, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-lbs-of-cocaine-heroin-fentanyl-worth-estimated-4m-discovered-in-nyc-pizzeria\/\" title=\"M worth of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl found in NYC pizzeria, weighing 100 lbs.\">federal\u200d law enforcement\u200c officials discovered 42 kilograms<\/a> of suspected cocaine, a kilogram of heroin\u200b and \u2063fentanyl, 1,000 glassine envelopes containing\u2062 more fentanyl and Oxycodone, \u200dadditional large rocks of cocaine, and\u200b approximately 100 vials of crack cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>Officials stated that they had been monitoring the\u2064 trio and \u200cwitnessed them\u200c entering and exiting the pizzeria with backpacks and bags on the day of\u2064 the raid.<\/p>\n<p>After Alexander Samboy drove away \u200cin a silver\u2062 Subaru Impreza \u2063with\u200b Connecticut registration plates, he was stopped by police on Metcalf Avenue. Investigators found\u2062 five kilograms of cocaine branded \u201cR2\u201d and wrapped in black tape during a \u200dtraffic check, \u200das stated \u2063in the official statement.<\/p>\n<p>Perez and Espinoza were \u2062apprehended by agents and task\u2062 force officers at the restaurant. Additionally, authorities discovered a kilo press and\u2062 nearly\u200c $40,000\u200c in the basement.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, the\u2064 crack vials were strategically\u200c placed near the pizza counter for easy \u200bsales.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe large stash of cocaine found in the basement of Mexzzarella Pizza\u2064 is very\u200c significant because it had the potential to supply \u2064drug networks throughout the Northeast,\u201d Tarentino said. \u201cCocaine is being laced with fentanyl, \u200dwhich is contributing to poisonings and\u2062 unnecessary deaths in \u200bNew \u200cYork and across\u2062 the \u2064country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Perez, Espinoza,\u200b and Samboy are now facing charges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-scott-mcafee-judge-overseeing-trumps-georgia-election-probe\/\" title=\"Scott McAfee is the judge overseeing Trump's Georgia election investigation.\">major drug trafficking<\/a> and\u200b criminal possession of a controlled substance.\u2064 They were arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, with\u200d two of the men\u2063 receiving $150,000 \u2064bail and Perez being\u200d remanded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis highly profitable\u200b Bronx-based narcotics operation appeared to operate as \u200da wholesaler and\u2064 distributor of \u2063cocaine and fentanyl-laced products and\u2063 was advertised as \u200ban \u2018inexpensive Mexican pizza spot,\u2019\u201d\u200d said NYC Special Narcotics\u2062 Prosecutor Bridget\u2064 G. Brennan. \u201cOur office will continue to work\u200b with our federal, state\u2062 and local enforcement partners to stem the distribution of lethal drugs that claimed the lives of a record-high\u2063 number of people in our city last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this\u200b post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Washington D.C. bans criminals from wearing masks\u2062 while committing crimes. 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Additionally, authorities discovered a\u2062 kilo press and nearly $40,000 in the\u2064 basement.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to authorities, the crack vials were strategically placed near the pizza counter for easy sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe large stash of cocaine found in the basement \u2062of Mexzzarella Pizza is very\u200d significant because it\u2063 had the potential to supply drug networks throughout the Northeast,\u201d Tarentino said. \u201cCocaine is being laced\u2062 with fentanyl, which is contributing to poisonings and unnecessary deaths in New York\u200c and across the\u200c country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perez, Espinoza,\u2063 and\u200d Samboy are now facing charges of \u2064major drug trafficking and criminal possession of a controlled substance. They were arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, with two of the men receiving $150,000 bail and Perez being remanded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis highly\u200c profitable Bronx-based\u200b narcotics operation appeared to operate as a wholesaler and\u2063 distributor of cocaine and fentanyl-laced products and was \u2062advertised as an \u2018inexpensive \u200dMexican pizza spot\u2019,\u201d \u200bsaid NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget\u200c G. Brennan. \u201cOur office will continue to\u2064 work with our federal, state, and local enforcement partners to stem the distribution of lethal drugs that claimed the \u200blives of a record-high \u2064number of people \u2064in our city last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u2062 Subscribe here. [Link to website]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drug ring was allegedly operating out of a Bronx pizzeria in New York City. Police officials accused three men after seizing over 100 pounds of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics. 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