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Tyreek Langs (credit: Suffolk County Police Department)

Police: L.I. Man Arrested For Selling Drugs With Infant Daughter

Officers conducting surveillance spotted Tyreek Langs, with the baby in his arms, walk down the street and sell heroin to a drug buyer at the corner of Peters Boulevard and Kelly Avenue, police said.

2013/06/14

Carlos Melendez and Joel Guzman (credit: Suffolk County District Attorney's Office)

DA: 2 NYC Men To Be Sentenced In Major Heroin Ring

Carlos Melendez of the Bronx and Joel Guzman of Ridgewood, Queens will be sentenced July 25 in Suffolk County. They were convicted Tuesday.

2013/06/12

2 Arrested In Bedford-Stuyvesant Gun, Drug Bust

Police this week arrested two Brooklyn men after finding firearms and stashes of heroin and crack cocaine in their Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

2013/05/25

Drugs Seized In Queens (credit: Handout)

Prosecutors: Over $2M In Heroin, Crystal Meth Seized From Queens Drug Trafficking Trio

Miguel Mercado-Guelen, Henry Nunez and Diego Estevez were arrested last month in the Bronx after an alleged drug and cash exchange, prosecutors said.

2013/05/20

Schumer Launching Campaign To Reclassify Addictive Prescription Drug

Hydrocodone, better known by its brand name Vicodin, is derived from opium poppy like heroin.

2013/05/06

Northern New Jersey prosecutors announce more than 100 arrests in heroin ring bust, May 2, 2013. (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

NJ Prosecutors Post Photos Of Nearly 100 Alleged Heroin Users As Overdoses Spike

Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli says the probe was prompted by what he says was an alarming increase in the number of fatal overdoses and overdoses.

2013/05/02

Lorraine Bianchini and Thomas McKinley (credit: Nassau County Police)

Police: Husband And Wife Sold Heroin From Elmont Home

Thomas McKinley, 53, and his wife Lorraine Bianchini, 61, were arrested Monday around 12:30 p.m. during an undercover operation, police said.

2013/03/26

Amanda Kosby and Tara Riley (credit: Suffolk County Police)

Police: L.I. Moms Had Heroin In Car, Kids In Back Seat

Officers found open bags of heroin on the front seat and the women said they had gotten high earlier in the day, police said. Tara Riley and Amanda Kosby’s young children were in the back seat of the SUV.

2013/03/21

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Number Of Heroin-Related Overdose Deaths On The Rise On Long Island

The number of deaths from heroin and prescription drugs have been steadily rising over the past few years on Long Island.

2013/03/11

A Suffolk County police officer demonstrates the administration of Narcan (credit: Josh Hagermann)

Narcan Nasal Spray Saves Dozens From Overdoses In Suffolk County

51 lives have been saved in the past six months in Suffolk County because police officers who have also been trained as EMTs have used the nasal spray Narcan to revive men and women who overdosed on drugs.

2013/02/27

Cathleen Wild walked after a plea deal Tuesday. Two years ago, she slammed into three teenagers on Long Island while high on heroin. (Credit: CBS 2)

Woman Who Slammed Into Teens While On Heroin Walks After Plea Deal

Victims were in tears inside a packed Suffolk County courtroom Tuesday, as the drugged driver who struck three teenagers back in 2011 worked out a controversial plea deal.

2013/02/26

Drugs discovered by police in Franklin Square home (credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Police: Drugs, Weapons, Explosives Found In Franklin Square Home

Police discovered guns, drugs and explosives at a home in Franklin Square after officers arrested two men in connection with an apparent drug deal Tuesday, Nassau County police said.

2013/01/30

Authorities Make Arrests In Bronx Drug Trafficking Ring

Officials say the crew’s ringleader, Anibal Ramos, and another member, Anibal Soto, were accused in a July indictment with torturing a kidnapping victim with an iron. The case now has a total of 10 defendants.

2013/01/09

Ellen Burkheimer mug shot (credit: Suffolk County Police)

Suffolk County Woman Charged In Head Start Fundraising Scheme

Ellen Burkheimer used the money she collected to buy heroin and pay her rent and other personal expenses, according to police.

2013/01/09

Authorities In N.J. Smash Multi-State Heroin Ring

State Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa says the network was selling millions of dollars in heroin in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.

2012/11/20

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