Two people were arrested after nearly 25 pounds of narcotics with “Playboy Bunny” labels and a gun were seized in a Bronx apartment, according to the NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutors office.
The prosecutor’s office said that Carlos Torres and Martin Figueroa were arrested on Friday and arraigned over the weekend.
The arrests resulted from an undercover investigation where Torres allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover officer, the prosecutor’s office said.
“These arrests illustrate dangerous trends,” Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan said.
“Drug traffickers are simultaneously peddling many different dangerous substances, sometimes interchangeably, and buyers have no way of knowing what they are getting.”
On Thursday at approximately 5 p.m., the officer met Torres at 1460 St. Lawrence Avenue, where Figuero was spotted on the roof of an adjacent garage.
Figuero threw a black bag containing two kilograms of cocaine to Torres, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Authorities said Torres and Figueroa were arrested and obtained a search warrant for the basement apartment at 1460 St. Lawrence Avenue. During the search, police seized nearly 25 pounds of narcotics, including suspected heroin/fentanyl, oxycodone pills, methamphetamine, and a 9mm pistol with an extended magazine.
The prosecutor’s office said some of the drugs were packaged in glassines with “Playboy” and “Tesla” stamps. The drugs were sent to a Drugs Enforcement Administration laboratory for analysis.
The ‘Playboy’ and ‘Tesla’ stamps demonstrate another disturbing practice – attractive labels disguising potentially deadly substances,” Brennan said.
