22 INDIVIDUALS CHARGED IN MAJOR DRUG SWEEP FOLLOWING UNDERCOVER EAVESDROPPING INVESTIGATION

“Operation Say No More” Identified Two Brothers As Large-Scale Suppliers Of Crack And Powered Cocaine In New York And New Jersey

FROM DA’S OFFICE

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced the indictment of 22 individuals on drug-related charges following a six-month undercover investigation targeting a robust network of narcotics dealers distributing crack and powdered cocaine in sections of Rockland and Bergen counties. Twenty-one of the indicted individuals are in custody and one is presently being sought.

The defendants – who range in age from 20 to 61 and include two brothers – are charged with selling cocaine and other controlled substances to undercover police officers on separate occasions in the Hillburn section of Ramapo and the Stag Hill section of Mahwah, New Jersey.

District Attorney Zugibe said, “This initiative is another step in our ongoing campaign to stop drug-dealing and drug-based violence in our neighborhoods. The arrests should serve as a warning to others that the law enforcement community is committed to continue to employ aggressive and innovative tactics to track down and prosecute dealers and other dangerous criminals who seek to terrorize our communities.”

Among those arrested are brothers Elam Yisrael (DOB 08/09/75) of 5 Cottonwood Street, Jersey City, New Jersey and Enaim Yisrael (DOB 06/29/76) of 522 West 158th Street, Apartment # 4, New York, New York, alleged to have been the main suppliers to four separate cocaine distribution gangs in Rockland County.

Also arrested was Peter Bowens (DOB 02/12/89) of 125 Sixth Street, Hillburn, New York. Through the use of court-authorized eavesdropping warrants and other investigative resources, it was learned that Bowens was the alleged main cocaine distributor in the Village of Hillburn.

The investigation, known as “Operation Say No More,” commenced in May, 2013 when the Rockland County Drug Task Force received intelligence from the Town of Ramapo Police Department Street Crime Unit regarding street-level cocaine dealing. Plain-clothes detectives began conducting undercover buys and “buyer beware” operations, which included extensive physical surveillance, court-authorized eavesdropping and search warrants.

Information was developed and conversations were intercepted discussing street locations for the deliveries of cocaine in Hillburn and Mahwah. Drug suppliers and runners were identified by undercover detectives and by uniformed officers during routine patrols.

The probe culminated with a 66-count indictment handed up by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.

The defendants are variously charged with numerous counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class “B” Felony and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class “B” Felony, each punishable by up to nine years in prison.

Included in “Operation Say No More” were the Town of Ramapo Police Department Uniform Patrol and Street Crime Unit, the Mahwah Police Department Uniform Patrol, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department, the Town of Clarkstown Police Department Street Crime Unit and K-9 Unit, the Town of Orangetown Police Department, the Spring Valley Police Department, Village of Suffern Police Department, the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, and the New York State Police Troop F – Haverstraw K-9 Unit.

Several of the individuals have extensive prior criminal histories for drug selling, robbery, assault, burglary, parole violation, weapons possession and resisting arrest.

The following individuals were arrested and charged with:

Elam Yisrael, DOB: 08/09/1975
5 Cottonwood Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
Charges:  PL 220.43(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 1st degree, A Felony, 1 count
PL 220.41(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 2nd degree, A Felony, 1 count
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Enaim Yisrael, DOB: 06/29/1976
765 Riverside Drive, Apartment 3C, New York, New York 10032
Charges:   PL 220.43(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 1st degree, A Felony, 1 count
PL 220.41(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 2nd degree, A Felony, 1 count
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Peter Bowens, DOB:02/12/1989
125 Sixth Street, Hillburn, New York 10931
Charges:  PL220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 3 counts
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 3 counts
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Wayne Hicks, DOB: 09/07/1989
40 Normandy Village, Apartment 5, Nanuet, New York 10954
Charges: PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count
PL 220.18(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 2nd degree, A Felony, 1 count
PL 221.05 Unlawful Possession Marijuana, Violation, 1 count
PL 220.50(3) Criminal Use Drug Paraphernalia, A Misdemeanor, 1 count
PL 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Rodelain Michel, DOB:  09/27/1977
11 Oxford Court, Spring Valley, New York 10977
Charges: PL 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts
Active Warrant
Gladimir Boursiquot, DOB: 12/20/1985
282 North Main Street, Spring Valley, New York 10977
Charges: PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count
PL 221.05 Unlawful Possession Marijuana, Violation, 1 count
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Stanley Juin, DOB: 12/02/1985
260 North Main Street, Spring Valley, New York 10977
Charges:  PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count

Lesley Audate, DOB: 06/13/1979
Charges: PL 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Enino Munno, DOB: 11/05/1968
212 Western Highway, Tappan, New York 10983
Charges: PL 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 1 count
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Christine Zeppieri, DOB: 09/10/1975
10 Friend Street, Congers, New York 10920
Charges: PL 220.03 Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th degree, A Misdemeanor, 2 counts
PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Emanuele Margiotta, DOB: 11/05/1973
25 Edsall North, Nanuet, New York 10954
Charges: PL 220.03 Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th degree, A Misdemeanor, 1 count
PL 260.10(1) Act In Manner Injury Child <17, A Misdemeanor, 1 count

Kenny Dieudonne, DOB:07/21/1987
2 Sinclair Court, Spring Valley, New York 10977
Charges: PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Rasean Thompson, DOB:  08/25/1989
32 Division Street, Spring Valley, New York 10977
Charges:  PL 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts

Robert Vargas, DOB:  12/07/1990
142 Sneden Place, Spring Valley, New York 10977
Charges:  PL 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts
PL 220.16(1) Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd degree, B Felony, 2 counts

Tanisha Jacobs, DOB: 06/07/1976
74 Sharp Street, Apartment 2F, Haverstraw, New York 10927
Charges:  PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Demond Corey Vaughn, DOB: 01/10/197561 Wall Street, Garnerville, New York 10923
Charges:  PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Leonardo Powell, DOB:  12/30/1952
9 Oak road, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
Charges:  PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts

Cole Van Dunk, DOB:  04/19/1993
14 Pine Street, Apartment 204, Central Nyack, New York 10960
Charges:  PL 105.10(1) Conspiracy 4th degree, E Felony, 2 counts
PL 221.10 Criminal Possession Marijuana 5th degree, 1 count

Fredly Dubuisson, DOB: 02/16/1982
15 Wood Avenue, Stony Point, New York 10980
Charges: PL 220.03 Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th degree, A Misdemeanor, 1 count

Frank Hadley, DOB: 11/14/1972
38 Fifth Street, Hillburn, New York 10931
Charges:  PL 220.03  Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th degree, A Misdemeanor, 1 count

Everett “Peter” Oliver, DOB: 12/26/1980
27 Mountain Avenue, Hillburn, New York 10931
Charges: PL 220.03 Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th degree, A Misdemeanor, 1 count

Gloria Ball, DOB: 05/08/1961
9 Oak Road, Mahwah, New Jersey  07430
Charges:  PL 220.03 Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th degree, A Misdemeanor, 1 count