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It became a drug case that branched into a RICO case. And that was something we had chatted about earlier.
This is a two and a half year investigation that was an eye-opener for me and It started with street level stuff Guys getting pop we were out there our mission is fine Southeast Asian heroin the best heroin in the world 95 97 percent pure they call it China white number four they call it over there and it's sold in units as opposed to kilos and it's more expensive and you can step on it many more times and
This is a two and a half year investigation that was an eye-opener for me and It started with street level stuff Guys getting pop we were out there our mission is fine Southeast Asian heroin the best heroin in the world 95 97 percent pure they call it China white number four they call it over there and it's sold in units as opposed to kilos and it's more expensive and you can step on it many more times and
This is a two and a half year investigation that was an eye-opener for me and It started with street level stuff Guys getting pop we were out there our mission is fine Southeast Asian heroin the best heroin in the world 95 97 percent pure they call it China white number four they call it over there and it's sold in units as opposed to kilos and it's more expensive and you can step on it many more times and
It just was not as easy to find as your traditional run-of-the-mill heroin and coke and stuff like that. So we were trying to find direct sources of supply. That's what the DEA works on. So I started talking to some people, letting people in the police department know, hey, detectives, I know this is what I'm looking for. If you get any trace of this, let me know.
It just was not as easy to find as your traditional run-of-the-mill heroin and coke and stuff like that. So we were trying to find direct sources of supply. That's what the DEA works on. So I started talking to some people, letting people in the police department know, hey, detectives, I know this is what I'm looking for. If you get any trace of this, let me know.
It just was not as easy to find as your traditional run-of-the-mill heroin and coke and stuff like that. So we were trying to find direct sources of supply. That's what the DEA works on. So I started talking to some people, letting people in the police department know, hey, detectives, I know this is what I'm looking for. If you get any trace of this, let me know.
And we developed a few sources of information. What started it was there was a group of four guys and there's a prison in upstate Manhattan called Bear Hill Correctional. Upstate New York, I mean state. Up near Canada, Bear Hill Correctional. And in Bear Hill Correctional were four guys who were housed together and became very close friends. And then some. One of them was, I think he was Lucchese.
And we developed a few sources of information. What started it was there was a group of four guys and there's a prison in upstate Manhattan called Bear Hill Correctional. Upstate New York, I mean state. Up near Canada, Bear Hill Correctional. And in Bear Hill Correctional were four guys who were housed together and became very close friends. And then some. One of them was, I think he was Lucchese.
And we developed a few sources of information. What started it was there was a group of four guys and there's a prison in upstate Manhattan called Bear Hill Correctional. Upstate New York, I mean state. Up near Canada, Bear Hill Correctional. And in Bear Hill Correctional were four guys who were housed together and became very close friends. And then some. One of them was, I think he was Lucchese.
Another one was an Asian guy. Another one was a member of the White Tigers gang who was Filipino. And the other one was an Italian guy from the Bronx who was involved in heroin drugs for years with his brother. They all became very close. The Asian guy, upon his release, was going to be deported back over to Asia. So he told his three good friends, I'm going to make you all rich.
Another one was an Asian guy. Another one was a member of the White Tigers gang who was Filipino. And the other one was an Italian guy from the Bronx who was involved in heroin drugs for years with his brother. They all became very close. The Asian guy, upon his release, was going to be deported back over to Asia. So he told his three good friends, I'm going to make you all rich.
Another one was an Asian guy. Another one was a member of the White Tigers gang who was Filipino. And the other one was an Italian guy from the Bronx who was involved in heroin drugs for years with his brother. They all became very close. The Asian guy, upon his release, was going to be deported back over to Asia. So he told his three good friends, I'm going to make you all rich.
When I get out of here, I'm going back and I have a global contact. I'm going to be working in a Thailand-based global heroin operation. And I'm going to be sending you guys packages with the best stuff in the world. And he did. He was sending them in the mail. These boxes with these beautiful wooden statues in them. Very light balsa wood. Painted everything.
When I get out of here, I'm going back and I have a global contact. I'm going to be working in a Thailand-based global heroin operation. And I'm going to be sending you guys packages with the best stuff in the world. And he did. He was sending them in the mail. These boxes with these beautiful wooden statues in them. Very light balsa wood. Painted everything.
When I get out of here, I'm going back and I have a global contact. I'm going to be working in a Thailand-based global heroin operation. And I'm going to be sending you guys packages with the best stuff in the world. And he did. He was sending them in the mail. These boxes with these beautiful wooden statues in them. Very light balsa wood. Painted everything.
And if you hit the piece of wood just right on a corner, it would open. And inside it was a heat-sealed plastic container with one ounce of 95% to 97% pure heroin, which at the time, if I'm a dealer, I sell you that one ounce, it was $7,000. Okay. You can make about $100,000 off it when you step on it and cut it up.
And if you hit the piece of wood just right on a corner, it would open. And inside it was a heat-sealed plastic container with one ounce of 95% to 97% pure heroin, which at the time, if I'm a dealer, I sell you that one ounce, it was $7,000. Okay. You can make about $100,000 off it when you step on it and cut it up.
And if you hit the piece of wood just right on a corner, it would open. And inside it was a heat-sealed plastic container with one ounce of 95% to 97% pure heroin, which at the time, if I'm a dealer, I sell you that one ounce, it was $7,000. Okay. You can make about $100,000 off it when you step on it and cut it up.
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