NEW YORK NEWS
August 28, 2013
Contact: Public Information Officer
Number: 212-337-2906
Leader of Heroin Crew and 12 Members Arrested in a Two Day Enforcement Operation
AUG 28 (SYRACUSE, N.Y.)  - The leader of a major heroin distribution network and twelve associates based in Syracuse, NY have been arrested as part of a three month investigation. Reinaldo Santos was arrested yesterday, August 26th after a two day enforcement operation spearheaded by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force Initiative, which consists of members of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Syracuse Police Department, United States Border Patrol, Homeland Security, New York State Police, and the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office.