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Three Ozone Park men were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies for allegedly operating a narcotics trafficking ring out of their apartment across the street from a public school.
Ozone Park

Ozone Park roommates busted for running narcotics trafficking operation out of their apartment across the street from a public school

By Bill Parry
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Far Rockaway pharmacy owner sentenced for illegally distributing oxycodone, scamming IRS: Feds

By Bill Parry
Flushing
Flushing

Flushing couple charged with possession of more than $600,000 worth of drugs: DA

By Bill Parry
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Flushing

Flushing teen accused of selling loaded firearm and narcotics laced with fentanyl: DA

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Queens doctor, patient teamed up for illegal oxycodone distribution scheme: Feds

By Robert Pozarycki
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Astoria

Pill-pushing doctor admits to running $2.5 million opioid scheme out of his Queens offices

By Robert Pozarycki
Numerous bags of marijuana and drugs, along with $37,000 in cash, seized from a Flushing home on June 1.
Bayside

Cops raid Flushing home and find large stashes of marijuana and opioids, arrest several suspected dealers

By Robert Pozarycki
Four individuals operating the Hope Physical & Rehabilitation Clinic in Woodside were charged in a scheme to illegally distribute oxycodone pills.
Woodside

Doctor and staff at Woodside clinic illegally distributed 6 million oxycodone pills for profit, feds say

By Robert Pozarycki
NYPD and DEA agents escort Dr. Lawrence Choy into court on June 7.
Flushing

Former Flushing doctor indicted for overprescribing drugs and causing three patient deaths

By Robert Pozarycki
Federal prosecutors said that John J. Gotti and two others torched this car in Broad Channel in April 2012 to avenge a traffic infraction involving a fellow mob associate.
Howard Beach

Grandson of John Gotti getting federal jail time for Queens arson and bank robbery jobs

By Robert Pozarycki
John J. Gotti admitted in court on Feb. 8 that he dealt prescription painkillers illegally in Ozone Park and Howard Beach. He's now indicted for other violent crimes.
Howard Beach

UPDATE: Howard Beach grandson of late mob boss John Gotti gets 8 years for drug deals

By Robert Pozarycki
The various narcotics and cash police recovered during a traffic stop-turned-drug bust in Richmond Hill on Jan. 17.
Richmond Hill

Driver busted with crack & marijuana after being pulled over by cops in Richmond Hill

By Robert Pozarycki
Bags of prescription pills and wads of cash seized from a Flushing driver on Jan. 12.
Flushing

Driver in Flushing busted with a huge amount of illegal prescription drugs: police

By Robert Pozarycki
Here's the variety of drugs that police picked up during a bust in South Ozone Park on Dec. 20.
Jamaica

Alleged heroin dealer found with marijuana on his lap while sitting in car in South Queens

By Robert Pozarycki
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Astoria

Queens doctor made $2.5M by illegally prescribing oxycodone pills out of his clinics

By Angela Matua
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Howard Beach

Grandson of mob boss John Gotti among eight pinched for dealing drugs in Howard Beach & Ozone Park

By Robert Pozarycki
The gates were down at Chopin Chemists on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood Thursday after its owners were indicted on charges that they illegally distributed thousands of oxycodone pills.
Ridgewood

Ridgewood drug store snared in major oxycodone distribution scheme

By Robert Pozarycki

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