Posted on 09/18/2015 9:37:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Williamsburg man ran a $1.5 million heroin ring out of his apartment — with the help of 25 others including family members, a Manhattan court employee and a wannabe drug counselor, prosecutors alleged Thursday.
Ringleader Jose Tavera’s apartment at 778 Driggs Ave. was the epicenter for the family-run cartel that involved his mom, sister, brother and cousins, who supplied and distributed drugs and laundered the proceeds, said Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson.
Tavera’s sister Sheila Taveras, 26, allegedly bagged and transported the heroin, while his mother, Haydee Cordero, 46, deposited cash from the sales into her Chase bank account, prosecutors said.
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Does that make them “Crack-er Jacks’?
He should have tried Fruit Loops or Honey Smacks.
The first warning: The “secret toy surprise” was a syringe.
That’s jacked up.
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Part of a balanced breakfast!
Crack killed Apple Jack.
Sounds like Billy Joel needs to update the song....
“Apple Jack will get you high tonight....”
The razors edge. ..
Family affair, huh?
Geez, the worst thing my great aunt Mary ever did was run numbers for the boys.
I remember as a kid in Brooklyn seeing her get put in the paddy wagon yelling “you can’t making a living in this country!!” lol. She was in her 80s.
Under the circumstances, I think Honey Smacks would have been a dead give-away.
Were they busted for the drugs or the high sugar content?
Probably false advertising.
But it doesn’t even taste like apples.
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