Overview
- Authorities announced arrests and charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death tied to Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez’s case.
- Court filings describe a network accused of selling thousands of fake Xanax pills across New York City and parts of Long Island.
- Prosecutors say three 19-year-olds died over three months in related overdoses that involved fentanyl-laced pills.
- The medical examiner ruled Leandro’s death accidental from the toxic effects of fentanyl along with other substances, including ketamine and cocaine.
- NYPD officers found the 19-year-old unresponsive after a 911 call on Wall Street, and his family has requested privacy as prosecutions proceed.