Four Locals Arrested in Heroin Highway Bust

Of the 161 individuals arrested in the recent "Heroin Highway" bust, four are from Three Village, according the the Queens District Attorney's office.

The bust, dubbed "Operation Heroin Highway," played out over the course of a year, originating in Queens and expanding into Nassau and Suffolk Counties. In all, officers seized more than 8,000 glassine envelopes of heroin, more than five kilograms of heroin, 2.7 kilograms of cocaine and five pistols, a shotgun and an assault rifle.

"The main defendants are accused of operating as a tightly knit ring that catered almost exclusively to drug buyers from the eastern end of Long Island, virtually turning the Long Island Expressway in the "Heroin Highway," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement.

The Queens D.A.'s office has released the names of those who were arrested. Some of the names or cases are sealed and are cases that may have been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, the individual defendants may have pleaded guilty to a violation or the defendants are enrolled in a drug treatment program.

Alicia R. D’Amico, 21, of Stony Brook, was arrested October 25, 2011, and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. She pleaded guilty on December 5, 2011, to seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.

Charlie J. Kolson, 22, of Setauket, was arrested October 25, 2011, and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He pleaded guilty on December 5, 2011, to fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to one year in jail.

Male, 23 - Case Sealed.

Ryan Messina, 22, of East Setauket, was arrested December 6, 2010, and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He pleaded guilty on February 3, 2011, to seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to a conditional discharge.