Six residents from California were arrested and charged in Kings County, New York State Court for allegedly selling illegal prescription painkillers and behavior-modifying drugs to students and young professionals in New York City.
The six individuals allegedly advertised their drugs through Craigslist.com to students and young professionals in New York City. Amongst the six charged individuals, defendants Haim Avila-Romero and Mischa Pinchuk were charged with obtaining prescription drugs such as Adderall and Vicodin and sent them via FedEX to a co-conspirator in New York City, Pinchas Goldshtein.
After receiving the illegally prescribed drugs, Goldshtein would then purportedly distribute the drugs to three local dealers. All six individuals are charged with laundering over $500,000 in illegal drug money.
If convicted, each of the six individuals face more than 5 year of imprisonment.
