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And I really, really saw the drug problem more there than I ever did in any other place I worked because I was entrenched in it at how pervasive drugs were and what they were doing in the late 80s. Crack had destroyed the fabric of most of New York City's neighborhoods. Heroin was making a comeback in many ways. It was crazy times. Crazy, crazy times. It was not uncommon.

And I really, really saw the drug problem more there than I ever did in any other place I worked because I was entrenched in it at how pervasive drugs were and what they were doing in the late 80s. Crack had destroyed the fabric of most of New York City's neighborhoods. Heroin was making a comeback in many ways. It was crazy times. Crazy, crazy times. It was not uncommon.

And I really, really saw the drug problem more there than I ever did in any other place I worked because I was entrenched in it at how pervasive drugs were and what they were doing in the late 80s. Crack had destroyed the fabric of most of New York City's neighborhoods. Heroin was making a comeback in many ways. It was crazy times. Crazy, crazy times. It was not uncommon.

You're riding around and you hear shots going off. Not uncommon at all.

You're riding around and you hear shots going off. Not uncommon at all.

You're riding around and you hear shots going off. Not uncommon at all.

And you don't even know where they're coming from, so you don't go crazy.

And you don't even know where they're coming from, so you don't go crazy.

And you don't even know where they're coming from, so you don't go crazy.

I was a couple of years in narcotics, so two years in narcotics, and then I went to a unit called OSID, the Organized Crime Investigation Division. And this is a more thinking man's game. Is that something you wanted to do? Yeah, I did. Or did you apply? You had to apply and put in for it, and it was not easy to get into. And I had some... some cases and things.

I was a couple of years in narcotics, so two years in narcotics, and then I went to a unit called OSID, the Organized Crime Investigation Division. And this is a more thinking man's game. Is that something you wanted to do? Yeah, I did. Or did you apply? You had to apply and put in for it, and it was not easy to get into. And I had some... some cases and things.

I was a couple of years in narcotics, so two years in narcotics, and then I went to a unit called OSID, the Organized Crime Investigation Division. And this is a more thinking man's game. Is that something you wanted to do? Yeah, I did. Or did you apply? You had to apply and put in for it, and it was not easy to get into. And I had some... some cases and things.

I had actually helped catch Puerto Rico's most wanted fugitive, who was a cop killer, who was killing people all throughout Bushwick. I got an informant that gave him up and we lured him in. So that helped me and I ended up getting assigned there. It was a prestigious place to work. It was looked up to. And part of that assignment, part of that unit was mafia cases, mafia crime families.

I had actually helped catch Puerto Rico's most wanted fugitive, who was a cop killer, who was killing people all throughout Bushwick. I got an informant that gave him up and we lured him in. So that helped me and I ended up getting assigned there. It was a prestigious place to work. It was looked up to. And part of that assignment, part of that unit was mafia cases, mafia crime families.

I had actually helped catch Puerto Rico's most wanted fugitive, who was a cop killer, who was killing people all throughout Bushwick. I got an informant that gave him up and we lured him in. So that helped me and I ended up getting assigned there. It was a prestigious place to work. It was looked up to. And part of that assignment, part of that unit was mafia cases, mafia crime families.

The other part of it was a task force with the DEA, which I was in. So I started working on Southeast Asian heroin cases and I knew nothing about that. So it was a big education. Yeah. Looking like me. Yeah. I'm a natural to work Asian cases. But it was it was fascinating. I learned a lot there. And that's where that's where I started my first federal RICO case, which branched.

The other part of it was a task force with the DEA, which I was in. So I started working on Southeast Asian heroin cases and I knew nothing about that. So it was a big education. Yeah. Looking like me. Yeah. I'm a natural to work Asian cases. But it was it was fascinating. I learned a lot there. And that's where that's where I started my first federal RICO case, which branched.

The other part of it was a task force with the DEA, which I was in. So I started working on Southeast Asian heroin cases and I knew nothing about that. So it was a big education. Yeah. Looking like me. Yeah. I'm a natural to work Asian cases. But it was it was fascinating. I learned a lot there. And that's where that's where I started my first federal RICO case, which branched.

It became a drug case that branched into a RICO case. And that was something we had chatted about earlier.

It became a drug case that branched into a RICO case. And that was something we had chatted about earlier.