Crime & Safety
Eight Arrested in Drug Bust at Wyckoff Houses
Officers recovered 47 small bags of crack cocaine and 14 bags of marijuana
An 18-year-old drug dealer and seven of his family members were arrested in an early-morning bust at the Wyckoff Houses on Thursday, cops said.
A team of intelligence officers from the 76th Precinct and members of the Brooklyn South Narcotics Unit raided the teen's apartment located at 185 Nevins St at 6 a.m.
The officers removed 47 Ziploc bags of crack cocaine, 14 bags of marijuana and $145 in cash from the apartment. The drugs have an estimated street value of $610, according to authorities.
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The teen, whose name is being withheld by authorities, was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and criminal possession of marijuana.
The raid was the culmination of a two-week investigation based on information obtained by the 76th Precinct.
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Police said that while some attempts were made by the apartment’s inhabitants to throw evidence out the window, officers on the ground spotted the items as they fell and everything was recovered.
Due to the location of where the drugs were found, which were common areas, some family members—ranging in age from 16 to 55 years old—were charged with criminal possession of marijuana.
