A fentanyl packaging mill in a Bronx apartment building has been dismantled, according to the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office.
6 arrested, over $1 million of fentanyl recovered
According to Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan, six men were detained and charged in connection with a fentanyl packaging mill that operated within a Bronx apartment.
Over 13 pounds of fentanyl, worth more than $1 million on the street, were discovered in the residence, as well as large quantities of cocaine.
Wilson Monegro Rodriguez, Juan Tavarez, Angel Costillo, Yalxon Antonio, Vlatimir Diaz, and Christopher Bello Tavarez have all been detained. They were apprehended on January 8 inside 1505 Grand Concourse.
The six defendants are charged with first- and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled drug.
“These alleged drug traffickers turned a Bronx apartment into a large-scale fentanyl packaging mill, putting an entire community at risk,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
“Criminal networks like this have no place in our city, and the NYPD will continue working with all our law enforcement partners to hold accountable those who flood our streets with illicit drugs.”
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