NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Prosecutors announced a 94-count indictment including the sale of fentanyl, heroin and firearms against a Washington Heights man on Wednesday following a year long investigation.
Rafael Figueroa allegedly conducted 11 separate drug sales and four separate firearms transactions between August 2022 and January 2023, according to the investigation.
The year-long investigation into hundreds of hours of physical surveillance, covert cameras, and undercover operations, tracked fentanyl sales in New York County reaching into Rockland County.
Investigators also seized over 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl, more than 75 grams of heroin valued at $142,000, three loaded handguns, a loaded assault rifle and three high-capacity ammunition feeding devices.
"Drug and gun traffickers put New Yorkers in danger, and my office will continue to prosecute those who flood our communities with deadly weapons and narcotics," Attorney General Letitia James said.
Figueroa is now facing charges of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance, firearms crimes and conspiracy to commit those crimes.