In a shocking development, federal agents have dismantled a fentanyl manufacturing operation in the Bronx, arresting six Dominican nationals who were allegedly processing an astounding amount of the deadly substance. The raid, which took place on September 9, 2025, revealed an assembly line setup in a Bronx apartment that authorities have likened to a “fentanyl factory.”
The individuals arrested—Jesus Javier Brito Rivera, Jose Alexis De La Cruz Mora, Jose Antonio De La Cruz Mora, Dany Rivera Sanchez, Joan Alberto Toribio Tavarez, and Freddys Rivera Quezada—were caught in the act of packaging over eight kilograms of fentanyl powder, enough to potentially kill four million people. This operation is said to be one of the most sophisticated drug mills encountered by prosecutors, generating millions in revenue over the course of its year-long existence.
Inside the apartment, investigators found a disturbing scene with four workstations illuminated by reading lamps, all covered in fentanyl dust. The kitchen oven was reportedly being used to dry stamped drug packets, while thousands of individually wrapped doses awaited street distribution. The scale and organization of the operation highlight a troubling trend in the Bronx, where drug trafficking organizations have increasingly embedded themselves within residential communities…