MINEOLA, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Over a dozen people have been indicted in connection with an alleged heroin ring being run out of a cerebral palsy center.
The Nassau County DA says search warrants turned up more than a kilogram of heroin, 192 grams of cocaine, a gun, 22 lbs of marijuana, and $220,000.
“The heroin sold by this drug trafficking ring has been linked to at least one fatal overdose, underscoring the lethality of the poison that these defendants allegedly sold to line their pockets with illicit cash,” DA Madeline Singas said. “Thanks to the teamwork of the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, we’ve removed at 50,000 doses of heroin from our streets and we are committed to ending this epidemic with every tool at our disposal.”
Darrell Boyd allegedly sold drugs from his job as a janitor at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. Some of that heroin was sold in bulk for resale, authorities say.
According to a release from DA Singas' office, Boyd got the drugs from Tony McClam, Leonard Forbes, Christopher Thomas and Kenta Powell. McClam is accused of shipping large amounts of drugs from California to New York. A raid on his home back in February, netted 1,200 grams of heroin, 19 lbs of marijuana, and $890.