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A former New York City police department officer has been arrested on charges of selling fentanyl and heroin, allegedly negotiating deals while on the job in the Bronx.

The charges against Grace Rosa Baez, who is 37 and has been a member of the NYPD since 2012, included conspiracy and three counts of narcotics distribution, according to prosecutors with New York’s southern federal district.

“Grace Rosa Baez took an oath to protect and serve the people of New York City,” US attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. “As alleged, she flagrantly violated that oath by pushing poison, including fentanyl and heroin, which are driving the nation’s deadly opioid crisis and have been responsible for thousands of tragic deaths in this city and around the nation.”

Cesar Martinez, a 43-year-old man who shared an apartment with Baez, faces identical charges. He and Baez were charged in a criminal complaint that led to their arrests Thursday.

In a statement on Friday, prosecutors allege that Baez and Martinez had multiple conversations with a police informant about obtaining kilogram quantities of the drugs at negotiated prices.

On 11 October, prosecutors accuse Baez of telling the informant that Baez could sell two kilos of fentanyl for $30,000 each. She later handed over a plastic candy container with a substance inside that investigators determined was heroin, prosecutors said.

A kilogram press and other narcotics were later found at the apartment of Baez and Martinez.

The New York police commissioner, Edward Caban, called the charges against Baez “extremely troubling” and said that “there is no place for corruption within the NYPD”.……

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...-deals-fentanyl-heroin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other