12 The QUEE NS Courier • may 14, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com police beat Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola and Robert Poazrycki Photo courtesy of NYPD Queens family charged for international cocaine trafficking Wet Basement? Call artie Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact EARN EXTRA INCOME TELEPHONE SALESCLASSIFIED AD SALES Experience necessary, but will train. Part-time, flexible hours 5 days a week, 4 hour shifts Qualifications: reliable, punctual, excellent phone and people skills BAYSIDE, QUEENS LOCATION Artie DiBiase CLOSE TO LIRR Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 SALARY + COMMISSION CALL FOR INTERVIEW 718.224.5863 ext. 228 Licensed #08097 and Insured 108th Precinct Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside Armed crook steals safe cash from Maspeth distributor Detectives are searching for the gun-toting suspect who pulled off a heist at a Maspeth auto parts distributor. Police said the robbery occurred at 5:30 p.m. on May 11 inside World Pac Auto Parts located at 55-55 58th St., near 55th Drive. According to authorities, the suspect — described as a Hispanic male standing 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds with a dark complexion and hazel eyes — walked into the business and displayed a black revolver. The crook reportedly ordered three employees to open the safe. When they refused to comply with the request, the perpetrator fired a shot into the ground; no one was struck or injured, police said. After he fired the warning shot, the employees complied with the crook’s request and opened the safe, according to the NYPD. The bandit then removed an unknown amount of cash and ordered the employees to hand over their wallets and cellphones. Once the workers provided the suspect with their belongings, authorities said, the suspect ordered them to lie face down on the floor and count to 120, then made his getaway. There were no injuries reported. The bandit was last observed wearing a black hat, a gray shirt, black jeans and black sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 110th Precinct Corona and Elmhurst Suspect identified in fatal shooting of Corona man on Roosevelt Avenue Police have identified an alleged gang member as the shooter suspected of killing a 38-year-old Corona man in broad daylight on a Jackson Heights street. According to authorities, Raul Zamora, a reported member of the Sureños 13 gang, and two other individuals got into a verbal dispute with the victim, Jorge Manzanarez, just before 2:30 p.m. on May 5 on Roosevelt Avenue near 94th Street. Zamora then pulled out a gun, shooting Manzanarez in the torso. Police believe the shooting was gang-related. EMS rushed Manzanarez to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Zamora is described as 33 years old, Hispanic, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 145 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 115th Precinct East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights 7 train rider exposes himself to woman: cops A man exposed himself to a woman on the 7 train, fleeing at a nearby Queens station, but not before his victim captured his face with her cellphone camera, police said. The incident happened aboard a Manhattan-bound train on April 26 at about 3:30 p.m. According to authorities, the suspect exposed himself to the 31-year-old victim while staring at her as the train entered the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza station. He then exited the train at the 74th Street stop in Jackson Heights. Police have identified the suspect as Roger Almeida, a 61-year-old Hispanic man described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 175 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket and white sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Sketch courtesy of NYPD Photo courtesy of NYPD This drug ring was all in the family. A married Malba couple and their son from Woodside were formally booked on May 6 in a federal indictment for operating an international cocaine smuggling ring out of a Corona restaurant and export company. Gregorio and Eleonora Gigliotti, ages 59 and 54 respectively, and their son Angelo Gigliotti, 34, were initially arrested on March 11. They were charged with conspiracy to import cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, importation of cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine. Italian authorities arrested on May 7 the Gigliottis’ alleged business partner — Franco Fazio, 56, of Calabria, Italy — along with 12 other defendants allegedly involved in the drug trafficking ring. The Gigliottis also face charges in Italy for various narcotics trafficking offenses. Federal authorities said the drug ring was revealed through an investigation that included physical surveillance and court-authorized wiretaps. Last October, federal agents intercepted a shipment of cassava from Costa Rica bound for Fresh Farms Export Corp. based in Corona and operated by the Gigliottis. Upon inspection, the shipment was found to contain 40 kilograms of cocaine. Another 15 kilograms of the narcotic were recovered in a second cassava shipment to Fresh Farms Export Corp. that federal authorities intercepted in December. Federal agents learned that the Gigliottis allegedly ran the drug smuggling business out of the export company and Cucino Amodo Mio, a restaurant and pizzeria the couple owned and operated at 51-01 108th St. in Corona. Eleonora Giglotti traveled to Costa Rica prior to the first shipment and made a $400,000 down payment on the product. Investigators learned that in September, Fazio allegedly traveled from Italy to Costa Rica (by way of New York) and made an additional payment to the drug suppliers. The FBI raided the home of Gregorio and Eleonora Gigliotti and Cucino Amodo Mio restaurant on March 11 and recovered numerous weapons — including a 12-gauge shotgun, several loaded handguns and brass knuckles — as well as more than $118,000 in cash. “This case is a powerful example of the impact of international cooperation in combating criminal organizations whose activities transcend national borders,” said Acting U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of New York Kelly Currie. “The arrests in New York and Italy dismantle a global network of alleged drug smugglers believed responsible for importing more than 50 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S.,” said Special Agent-in-Charge Raymond Parmer of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations. Each of the Gigliottis face at least 15 years behind bars if convicted on the top charges.
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