Husband of NYC day care owner arrested in child's fentanyl death
Felix Herrera-Garcia was picked up Tuesday in Mexico. DEA and Mexican authorities were involved, sources said.
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Felix Herrera-Garcia was picked up Tuesday in Mexico. DEA and Mexican authorities were involved, sources said.
Police are still searching for the husband of the owner Divino Nino Day Care. Sources told CBS New York he may have fled to his native Dominican Republic.
DEA says dealers are mixing the animal tranquilizer with fentanyl and other drugs, causing flesh wounds and overdoses.
The DEA says dealers are mixing the animal tranquilizer with fentanyl and other drugs, causing flesh wounds and overdoses. CBS New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, third person arrested in a toddler's overdose death at the Bronx day care, was arraigned in federal court on Monday. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Renny Antonio Parra Paredes was arraigned in federal court Monday morning. He's charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Inside the compartment, investigators say they found more fentanyl and other drugs, totaling more than five kilos.
While executing a new search warrant, they found more drugs. That happened not long after two of the suspects arrested had another court date. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Federal investigators say Grei Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito were both active participants in the drug-running scheme that killed a 1-year-old and sent three other children to the hospital with fentanyl poisoning. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
The owner and her cousin-in-law are expected to appear in court to face murder charges in the death of a 1-year-old boy in their care. CBS New York's John Dias has the latest development.
Two of the suspects in the Bronx day care death will appear in court Thursday. Meanwhile, this comes as city police make another fentanyl bust involving a child. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/450dDDN
Authorities said a 10-year-old child was in the home where the guns and drugs were found. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Police recovered a large amount of drugs laced with fentanyl, as well as guns, at a home in Queens Wednesday morning.
Grei Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, two people arrested in the death of toddler Nicholas Dominici at a New York City day care facility, are now facing federal charges.
Three other kids were hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl that was allegedly being processed at the site in the Bronx. CBS New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
Three other kids were hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl that was allegedly being processed at the site in the Bronx. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The two people arrested in the death of toddler Nicholas Dominici at a day care facility in the Bronx are now facing federal charges. That's because of the amount of drugs found.
Police are looking for the Divino Nino Day Care owner's husband after arresting his wife and cousin over the weekend in connection to 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici's death.
Police are looking for the day care owner's husband after arresting his wife and cousin over the weekend. A 1-year-old died and three were hospitalized after showing signs of an opioid overdose. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
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More than 5,000 kids have died from fentanyl in the U.S. since 1999. Most are teenagers, but researchers say babies and toddlers are increasingly at risk today. CBS New York's investigative reporter Tim McNicholas reports.
The mayor and NYPD gave an update on the investigation into a child's death after being exposed to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Authorities are searching for a third suspect wanted in connection with the apparent fentanyl-related death of a 1-year-old at a Bronx daycare. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Three other children remain hospitalized after investigators believe they were exposed to fentanyl. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest details.
Grei Mendez, the owner of Divino Niño Daycare, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, are accused of murder, manslaughter, assault, and various drug charges.
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