Intercontinental Cocaine Drug Ring Smashed; 4 Charged In Brooklyn And 16 Charged In Italy

Three Queens, New York, Family Three Queens, New York, Family members embers and an Italian Citizen Charged with Conspiring to Import and Importing More Than 50 Kilograms of Cocaine into the U.S. from Costa Rica in Shipments of Produce

Queens Defendants Also Charged with Possessing Illegal Firearms

\"Imgres\"NEW YORK, NY MAY 8, 2015–A six-count superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday in Brooklyn federal court charging husband and wife defendants Gregorio and Eleonora Gigliotti, (photo left, source Daily Mail.com) their son Angelo Gigliotti, and a relative who is an Italian citizen, Franco Fazio, with conspiracy to import cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, importation of cocaine, and attempted possession of cocaine. In addition, the Gigliotti defendants were charged with unlawful use and possession of firearms. The charges arise from the defendants’ participation in an international narcotics-trafficking operation between July 1, 2014 and March 11, 2015.

The charges were announced by Kelly T. Currie, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Raymond R. Parmer, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New York; and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI).

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