The Brief
- Feds say a 12-person drug crew turned an East Harlem NYCHA building into an open-air narcotics market, complete with stash apartments and firearms.
- Agents recovered multiple guns, including long guns, along with fentanyl, crack cocaine and packaging materials during coordinated raids.
- Three alleged members remain at large as prosecutors detail years of drug sales in lobbies, courtyards and even a children’s playground.
NEW YORK – A dozen people have been charged in what federal officials describe as an “East Harlem narcotics crew” that operated an open-air drug market inside a NYCHA building, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
What we know:
Prosecutors allege the group ran a “continual revolving door of drugs and firearms” in and around the James Weldon Johnson Houses, degrading safety and quality of life for residents.…