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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Operation “Rotten Apple”: Major Drug Ring Busted in the Bronx on day of Big Game

As ground crews were cleaning the fields of Yankee Stadium early this morning, 450 law officers were cleaning the streets of three drug gangs just ten blocks away.

..

The three gangs had operated openly in two Bronx housing projects, selling crack cocaine and heroin.

Officers seized glassine bags of heroin labeled “American Gangster,” “Scorpian,” and “Poison.” They made 40 arrests and searched 22 locations.

The main drug dealing operation shut down was dubbed “the Courtland Avenue Organization.” Two other gangs were also shut down, federal and local authorities said.

...

“Residents of the Bronx have a couple of reasons to be happy today,” said current NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly. “The Yankees are back home and a major drug gang operating just ten blocks from the stadium was put out of business.”

10 Blocks away, The Bronx honors the late Steve Howe.

Gamingboy Posted: November 04, 2009 at 07:45 PM | 33 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:06 PM (#3377803)
I thought Howe was into powder cocaine. Wasn't it Ken Caminitti who was a crackhead?
   2. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:11 PM (#3377809)
“Residents of the Bronx have a couple of reasons to be happy today,” said current NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly. “The Yankees are back home and a major drug gang operating just ten blocks from the stadium was put out of business.”

For, what, 12 hours max?
   3. Nasty Nate Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:18 PM (#3377817)
Residents of the Bronx have a couple of reasons to be happy today


not all of them. the customers will be inconvenienced.
   4. RJ in TO Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:23 PM (#3377824)
Wasn't it Ken Caminitti who was a crackhead?


Hen Caminitti was an everythinghead. If you could shoot it, snort it, smoke it, drink it, or ingest it, he seemed willing to give it a try.
   5. Halofan Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:30 PM (#3377836)
Plenty of the customers are residents of Manhattan.
   6. Nasty Nate Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:35 PM (#3377845)
they were already inconvenienced by ballgame congestion near the stadium
   7. Repoz Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:36 PM (#3377846)
450 law officers!?

Who's minding the bank?
   8. Lassus: Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:37 PM (#3377849)
Plenty of the customers are residents of Manhattan.

I doubt it. If you have to go from Manhattan to the Bronx to get your drugs, you're not doing it right.
   9. Home Run Teal & Black Black Black Gone! Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:40 PM (#3377855)
I would not call my drug "poison."
   10. Best Dressed Chicken in Town Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:42 PM (#3377859)
True, that name should be reserved for girls and lyrical beatdowns.
   11. AROM Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:44 PM (#3377867)
Maybe the drugs in Manhattan are more expensive than in the Bronx. But if you're bargain shopping, you don't live in Manhattan.
   12. Dock Ellis on Acid Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:45 PM (#3377869)
Maybe the drugs in Manhattan are more expensive than in the Bronx.

I'd say the price of drugs in the Bronx just rose, at least temporarily.
   13. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:46 PM (#3377872)
“Scorpian”

Is our children learning?
   14. Dock Ellis on Acid Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:50 PM (#3377879)
Is our children learning?

Tease their spelling if you will but their knowledge of the metric system is probably much better than any of ours.
   15. bunyon Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:52 PM (#3377881)
“Residents of the Bronx have a couple of reasons to be happy today,” said current NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly. “The Yankees are back home and a major drug gang operating just ten blocks from the stadium was put out of business.”

For, what, 12 hours max?

Naw, I think the Phillies win game 6.
   16. Nasty Nate Posted: November 04, 2009 at 09:57 PM (#3377892)
the link is #14 is funny. I of course learned in the classroom conversions such as 3.5 grams equals roughly 1/8 of an oz.
   17. Best Dressed Chicken in Town Posted: November 04, 2009 at 10:17 PM (#3377921)
Tease their spelling if you will but their knowledge of the metric system is probably much better than any of ours.

All around the world today, the kilo is the measure.
   18. Jeff K. Posted: November 04, 2009 at 11:01 PM (#3377973)
Of course, because there are 28 grams in an ounce.
   19. Jeff K. Posted: November 04, 2009 at 11:06 PM (#3377981)
Also, I'm disappointed there's no Phil Coke jokes here. After Utley's homer in game 5, IRC had:

"He hit coke harder than Michael Irvin" - mine
"Coke has fizzled"

And the best, kalvoski's headline for the next morning: "Coke blows on the bump"
   20. Ball Point Pen Guy (Will Young) Posted: November 05, 2009 at 12:15 AM (#3378028)
Drugs on the table. Commissioner Burrell would be proud.
   21. Sleepy supports unauthorized rambling Posted: November 05, 2009 at 12:35 AM (#3378045)
True, that name should be reserved for girls and lyrical beatdowns.


indeed.

I'd say the price of drugs in the Bronx just rose, at least temporarily.


Making the idea of becoming a drug dealer slightly more attractive. Yay, war on drugs.
   22. Lassus: Posted: November 05, 2009 at 12:57 AM (#3378067)
My band in college that existed for 35 minutes did the greatest cover of Bel Biv Devoe's POISON in history. Three bass guitars and a drummer.
   23. Lassus: Posted: November 05, 2009 at 01:02 AM (#3378073)
double post
   24. Jeff K. Posted: November 05, 2009 at 01:04 AM (#3378077)
You got BBD all on your bedroom wall
but I'm above the rim, this is how I ball.
   25. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: November 05, 2009 at 01:13 AM (#3378100)
You got BBD all on your bedroom wall
but I'm above the rim, this is how I ball.

Is that how you represent over this here beat?
   26. Dock Ellis on Acid Posted: November 05, 2009 at 01:38 AM (#3378166)
On the pretty lil sumpin on the New York street? Certainly.
   27. bads85 Posted: November 05, 2009 at 02:24 AM (#3378384)
Just another victory in The War On Drugs.
   28. PreservedFish Posted: November 05, 2009 at 03:11 AM (#3378578)
Three bass guitars and a drummer.


I think that Spinal Tap is the only other band that I've seen use that lineup
   29. ST in VA Posted: November 05, 2009 at 03:28 AM (#3378654)
How the hell can a band have three bass players? Usually bands have 3 guitarists and can't find ONE bass player.
   30. Lassus: Posted: November 05, 2009 at 03:39 AM (#3378684)
How the hell can a band have three bass players? Usually bands have 3 guitarists and can't find ONE bass player.

A valid question. And your answer:

Three bass guitars and a drummer.


The bass guitars had players. I cannot vouch for the types of players on these bass guitars.
   31. Tricky Dick Posted: November 05, 2009 at 03:59 AM (#3378784)
Tease their spelling if you will but their knowledge of the metric system is probably much better than any of ours.


You had me going there for a few minutes. I read about half the article thinking it was real. Only when I got to this line did I realize it was an Onion article:

Hoping to use the youths' metric zeal as "a springboard to further learning," the Department Of Education has launched "Da Math Skillz" program.
   32. Dan Evensen Posted: November 05, 2009 at 03:37 PM (#3379509)
That Kool G Rap and DJ Polo track makes me miss OldSchoolLive.com.
   33. The Nightman Cometh Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:12 PM (#3379757)
Drugs on the table. Commissioner Burrell would be proud.

Not nearly as proud as Royce.
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