Wednesday, October 16, 2013

'Mayor of Avenue D' busted for running large-scale drug operation

The Manhattan DA's office has indicted 11 members of an LES-based narcotics trafficking organization that possessed and sold street-level crack cocaine, according to a news release from Cyrus R. Vance Jr. yesterday.

From that release:

According to the indictment, since approximately January 2012, the defendants obtained, transported, processed, packaged, and sold large quantities of crack cocaine to customers in and around the Jacob Riis Houses, a New York City Public Housing Authority development between East 8th and East 13th Streets, from Avenue D to the F.D.R. Drive, as well as at other locations.

The leader of this organization – DWAYNE MITCHELL, a/k/a “Dubbs,” 35 – obtained wholesale quantities of crack cocaine from supplier SABED RAHMAN, 29. MITCHELL and RAHMAN are accused of meeting regularly over a long period to exchange wholesale quantities of drugs and cash, including at a Starbucks location in Midtown Manhattan.

Prosecutors told the Daily News that Mitchell acted like the "Mayor of Avenue D" while "charming the neighborhood by hosting barbecues and field trips to Six Flags for kids."

And more from the DA's release:

According to the indictment, the defendants used cell phones to communicate and conduct their business. They also attempted to conceal the conspiracy and alleged illegal transactions by conducting them in a covert manner and using coded language, including the terms “chicken,” “donuts,” and “food,” to refer to cocaine and sums of money.

Mitchell reportedly faces up to 20 years on the most serious charge.
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    Ha ha! What maroons. Don't they know to use PAY PHONES, not CELL PHONES!? Amateurs.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 2:41 PM

    Who is taking the kids to six flags now?

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  3. GiovanniOctober 16, 2013 at 3:32 PM

    If only these geniuses had used more clever code words for their drugs like "artisanal biscuits," "Citi shills," "crusties" and "froyo on a hoof," maybe the cops would have been fooled into thinking they were just avid readers of this blog and not the bigtime crack dealers they used to be.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 4:43 PM

    Or used cronuts!

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  5. EV GrieveOctober 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    @ Giovanni

    Heh.

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  6. Six Flags Over EVOctober 16, 2013 at 10:01 PM

    Who's going to take the kids to Six Flags now?!? The EV is now a Six Flags, and the kids are already here running amok and treating it like this is their own playground.

    Why at Ave. A, you have the Rolling Chunder ride. At Second Ave., you have the WooScreamer. Cooper Sq./AstorPl., The Kind Da Death Star. And at almost every block, the CitiSlingShotDareDevilNitroBizarro rides.

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  7. UnknownOctober 17, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    Donuts are the new cupcakes.

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  8. Mark Hand The CatchmanOctober 17, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Does that mean crepes are the new tortillas?

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  9. UnknownOctober 17, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    @ShutUpHooker

    YOU ARE A TREND-SPOTTER!!!

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