Ex-NYPD detective among 4 busted in massive NYC drug ring

Fuente: New York Post

An ex-NYPD detective was among four people busted in a conspiracy to funnel hoards of drugs from Manhattan to Staten Island, according to authorities. Alleged ringleader Shanta Sawyer, 44, is charged with conspiring with his wife, Sophia Abinacer, 37, Michael Giordano, 35, and retired detective Philip Pietrunti, 60, to supply illegal narcotics to dozens of Staten Island customers, the city’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday. 3 Drugs and guns sit on display after raids on several homes during a New York Special Narcotics Prosecutor investigation, Nov.