These kids were born with a silver heroin spoon in their mouths.
Six New Yorkers were busted Monday for running a massive heroin and gun ring that paid for a Versace baby carriage and a child’s pair of Gucci sneakers, among troves of jewelry and a fleet of luxury vehicles, federal authorities said.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better ride for PrincePeter,” wrote the wife of accused trafficker Luis Lopez, on a shot of the $3,000 pram posted to Instagram.
In another post, showing an 8-year-old’s feet sporting shimmering Gucci sneakers, the same proud mom — who is not charged — wrote, “Today is my baby’s 5th grade graduation.”
Lopez, Victor Agosto, Perfecto Deleon, Andres Reyes, Nestor Rivera and Peter Vasquez allegedly ran a multimillion-dollar heroin trafficking ring linked to Mexican cartels, which funneled the drugs into the United States through Los Angeles.
Some $900,000 worth of heroin was seized by the feds Monday, in addition to a Rolls-Royce Ghost, a Lamborghini Hurácan, an Audi R8 Spyder, a Mercedes CLS63 AMG and a Range Rover Sport.
More than $800,000 has been confiscated since December 2011 from the ring.
“The heroin epidemic is real,” NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said in a statement. “These defendants not only moved large amounts of heroin across the country — they carried firearms to protect their turf and extravagant lifestyle.”
If convicted, the men face anywhere from 10 to 15 years behind bars on trafficking and weapons charges.
