Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) New York Division Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, and Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) New York Special Agent in Charge Ricky Patel announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Bruce Epperson, a/k/a “Tea,” Eddie Barreto, Grant McIver, a/k/a “Dizzy,” John Nicolas, a/k/a “John John,” and Roy Nicolas, with participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs that caused the overdose deaths of three 19-year-old victims: Akira Stein, a second victim identified as Victim-2, and Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez.

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