15 Indicted In Suffolk Drug Distribution Ring: DA

Port Jefferson NY

29 October, 2020

11:09 AM

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BROOKHAVEN, NY — Fifteen gang members and associates were indicted in connection with a drug distribution ring, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said Wednesday. "My Office has made it clear that gangs and drugs have no place in our communities," Sini said in a statement. "We will continue to target, arrest and prosecute dangerous gang members and their associates — particularly those who are peddling poison on our streets — to the fullest extent of the law." The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, federal Drug Enforcement Administration and DEA's Long Island Heroin Task Force began investigating drug distribution by several gang members and associates, primarily in the town of Brookhaven, Sini said. The investigation involved undercover officers, roving surveillance, electronic surveillance and court-authorized eavesdropping, officials said. A variety of narcotics were being sold, including heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone, methamphetamine and marijuana, prosecutors said. Evidence seized in connection with an investigation into a Suffolk County drug distribution ring.(Courtesy: Suffolk County District Attorney's Office) Search warrants were executed Sept. 16 at three homes in Ronkonkoma, Coram and Central Islip, during which law enforcement recovered approximately 12 grams of crack cocaine, 9 grams of fentanyl, 51 grams of methamphetamine, 12 grams of marijuana and various paraphernalia used for drug sales, including cutting agents, packaging materials and a scale, officials said. Law enforcement also seized a loaded .22-caliber handgun, a loaded .40-caliber handgun and a loaded .38-caliber revolver, prosecutors said. On Sept. 29, search warrants were executed at five more homes in Farmingville, Middle Island, Coram and Centereach, Sini said. Law enforcement recovered roughly 711 grams of heroin/fentanyl, 99 grams of heroin, 109 grams of cocaine, 116 grams of crack cocaine, 18 grams of oxycodone pills, 12 ounces of marijuana, and various paraphernalia used with drug sales, including a hydraulic kilo press, digital scales, and packaging materials, officials said. Law enforcement also seized a loaded 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun and a loaded Jennings .22-caliber handgun, the district attorney's office said. Those named in the indictment are: Dasheem Eubanks, 26, of Coram, is charged with four counts of second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance (a class A felony), five counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance (a B felony), third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), second-degree conspiracy (a B felony), and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a C violent felony).William Santiago, 28, of Coram, is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), second-degree conspiracy (a B felony), and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a C violent felony).Davon McNair, 28, of Central Islip, is charged with three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance (a B felony), two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a C felony), and second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Daniel Stenson, also known as "Profit," 30, of Coram, is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), and second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Jerry Bernard, also known as "Trap," 28, of Coram, is charged with second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Angelo Mosquea, also known as "Pun," 30, of Port Jefferson Station, is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), and second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Sean Benson, 37, of Middle Island, is charged with second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Daniel McIntyre, 36, of Centereach, is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), and second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Ivan Mosquea, 26, of Coram, is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony), second-degree conspiracy (a B felony), fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a D felony), and two counts of criminal possession of a firearm (an E felony).Marcus Numa, 36, of Centereach, is charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (an A felony), third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a B felony) and second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).David Torres, 28, of Port Jefferson, is charged with second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Wayne Swedberg, 29, of Rocky Point, is charged with second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Bryan Kalikow, 33, of Kings Park, is charged with second-degree conspiracy (a B felony).Michael Hionas, 32, of Port Jefferson Station, is charged with second-degree conspiracy (a B felony). An arrest warrant was issued for one more person in the indictment, Sini said. Eubanks, McNair, Stenson, Bernard and McIntyre were identified by law enforcement as members of the Bloods gang, and Ivan Mosquea has been identified as a member of the Latin Kings, prosecutors said. Angelo Mosquea and McIntyre were arraigned Wednesday, while Eubanks, Santiago and McNair were arraigned Oct. 16. The others were arraigned Tuesday. If convicted of the top count, Santiago, McNair, Stenson, Angelo Mosquea, Benson, Hionas and McIntyre each face a maximum sentence of 12 and a half to 25 years in prison. If convicted of the top count, Eubanks, Bernard, Ivan Mosquea, Numa, Torres, Swedberg and Kalikow each face a maximum sentence of eight and a third to 25 years in prison. The DEA in 2020 began a nationwide push titled Project Safeguard to address violent crime, DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan said. "This investigation exemplifies the symbiotic relationship between illegal drugs and gun violence," Donovan said. "These arrests emphasize DEA's commitment to reducing violent crime and reclaiming our communities from menacing drug trafficking networks and gangs." Evidence seized by authorities can be seen in these photos released by the district attorney's office: