Police recovered a number of weapons and drugs during the raid in Washington Heights, Myles Miller reports
Police and federal agents descended on Washington Heights early Wednesday, targeting what they say was a major drug and gun trafficking organization operating out of the Manhattan neighborhood, law enforcement officials say.
Homeland Security Investigations agents and NYPD detectives arrested 13 suspects and searched multiple locations believed connected to the narcotics gang, according to the officials. About 10 pre-dawn search warrants were executed as part of the takedown of the alleged methamphetamines ring.
Among the items seized were a gun, over $100,000 in cash and thousands of dollars worth of narcotics.
Some searches and arrests also took place in New Jersey, the officials added.
Much of Wednesday morning’s activities appeared to center on businesses along 174th Street, including a juice bar and a barbershop. Law enforcement was also seen at a building on Audubon Avenue, as well as several apartment buildings in Harlem.
Some of the suspects are believed to have ties to the Trinitarios gang, a notoriously violent group, the law enforcement officials said. Specific details about the case haven't been unsealed, including the suspects' names and specific federal drug and gun trafficking charges they face.
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Additional information is expected to be released by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York later Wednesday.
