A South Bronx drug gang ran an open-air drug market where crack, heroin, oxycodone and marijuana were brazenly sold — including inside two playgrounds, according to a new indictment.
The NYPD and federal firearms, drug enforcement and immigration agents have so far indicted 25 members of the so-called “Hooly Gang,” a drug crew that operated in the neighborhood of Fox Street and Leggett Avenue, authorities said.
Gang members protected their turf through multiple shootings, including some resulting in death, federal prosecutors said.
Some of the defendants are in custody and will be arraigned in Manhattan on Wednesday, officials said.
The investigation included the NYPD’s Bronx Gang Squad, and the New York offices of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau, the Drug Enforcement Administration and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.