Authorities: 120 Arrested In Bronx Gang Takedown; Believed To Be Largest In NYC History

CBS Local News | New York
April 27, 2016

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — More than a hundred suspects have been arrested in the Bronx in what is believed to be the largest gang takedown in New York City history, according to authorities.

Charges are set to be announced Wednesday against 120 alleged members and blankociates of two rival street gangs.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from the NYPD and federal agencies, some using helicopters and armored vehicles, were involved in the mblankive early morning raid.

Officials said the gangs, the Big Money Bosses and 2 Fly YGZ, terrorized the Easterchester Gardens and Edenwald housing developments, 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa reported.

Read more here: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/04/27/bronx-accused-gang-members-bust/

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