Williamsburg heroin and fentanyl dealers busted
Escalating overdose deaths in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn sparked a police investigation that indicted four street-level dealers found to be selling heroin and fentanyl to community members, including the local Hispanic and hipster populations, officials said.
As the nation is grappled with the opioid epidemic, Williamsburg has become a hot spot for fentanyl, a potent opioid often responsible for fatal overdoses. In following the trend, the city’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office brought down the indictment that charges the alleged dealers with trafficking between October 2017 and January 2018.
Victor Rovira allegedly made three sales to an undercover officer, stamping the drugs with the brand names Dream Chasers, Time Out and Pacman, a stamp associated with a fatal overdose in the area. In those deals, Rovira is accused of selling 800 glassines of a heroin and fentanyl mixture for $4,850 in front of 327 Grand St., two blocks from the popular music venue, the Knitting Factory.