Operation Horse Trail' Leads to Arrests and Indictment of 15; Seizure of More than $3.5 Million in Heroin and Cash
BUFFALO – In the largest heroin bust in Buffalo history, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrests and unsealing of a 51-count indictment against 15 individuals accused of taking part in a drug distribution network where heroin trafficking originated in the Bronx and was routinely funneled to Buffalo for distribution on city streets. As part of a multi-agency investigation code-named “Operation Horse Trail,” state and local law enforcement agents led by the New York State Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) and the New York State Police conducted an 11-month-long investigation that included undercover operations, hundreds of hours of covert surveillance, and wiretaps.