Five Charged In $4 Million Heroin Bust In Westchester

Two people arrested at the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers on Wednesday with 10,000 glassine envelopes of heroin were part of a larger investigation that included the seizure of $4 million worth of heroin in the Bronx, authorities said. Marvin Rosa, 27, and Cheyenne Baker, 20, were arrested in Yonkers after heroin, labeled "7up," was observed being exchanged in a gray backpack in a black Jeep at the Cross County Shopping Center, the Drug Enforcement Administration said.

14 Charged After Years-Long Heroin, Crack Probe In Westchester, Bronx

Fourteen people who were part of a violent drug crew from Westchester and the Bronx are facing federal weapons, drug and robbery charges following an indictment on Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York In the indictment, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the 14 sold drugs and firearms for several years in the Bronx and Yonkers, and that four of those indicted took part in robberies in the Bronx and Manhattan. "As alleged, the defendants arrested today plagued the Bronx and Yonkers with drug dealing, guns, and commercial robberies," said Bharara.