8 Busted After Probe Into Rockland County Crack Cocaine Sales: DA

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A six-month probe into crack cocaine sales in Rockland County has resulted in eight arrests.

A Drug Task Force with the Rockland County District Attorney’s office investigated narcotics sales in Nyack, Spring Valley and Haverstraw.

On Friday, officials announced eight individuals have been indicted, arrested and arraigned in court.

The arrestees were all charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

The eight individuals include:

• Maurice “Rich” Jones, 30, of Nyack
• Gregory “Braille” Diaz, 53, of Nyack
• Tyrone “Black” Stewart, 34, of Nyack
• Frantz “E” Beauvais, 38, of Nyack
• Steve “Boogs” Barthole, 39, of Spring Valley
• Tory “Cory” Means, 40, of Spring Valley
• Larnell “Flea” Fortere, 34, of Valley Cottage
• Kim Vasquez, 45, of New York, New York

The task force includes investigators from the district attorney’s office, along with officers from the Clarkstown, Orangetown, Stony Point, Spring Valley, and Haverstraw police departments.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said, “The success of these eight arrests is a testament to their hard work.”