01.11.2025 17:43
A gang producing counterfeit drugs in New York has been arrested in connection with the deaths of Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, the grandson of Robert De Niro, and Akira Stein, the son of Chris Stein, the guitarist of the band Blondie. It has been determined that gang members sold fake pills made by mixing dangerous chemicals for young people.
In New York, a fake drug ring allegedly connected to the death of actor Robert De Niro's grandson, Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, and Chris Stein's son, Akira Stein, has been dismantled. It was determined that the suspects were selling counterfeit pills produced by mixing dangerous chemicals to young people.
CHARGES AGAINST FIVE SUSPECTS
According to ABC News, five individuals named Eddie Barreto, Bruce Epperson, Grant McIver, John Nicolas, and Roy Nicolas are accused of producing thousands of counterfeit prescription drugs and selling them to young people in New York. The indictment states that the pills in question were distributed under the guise of legal medications in the market, but their contents were extremely dangerous.
DE NIRO'S GRANDSON FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME
Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez (19), the son of Robert De Niro's daughter Drena De Niro, was found dead in his home in Manhattan on July 2, 2023. The autopsy report revealed that the cause of death was poisoning due to the use of counterfeit drugs. It was stated that the death occurred accidentally.
A WOMAN HAD BEEN ARRESTED EARLIER
22-year-old Sofia Haley Marks, who is alleged to have sold the fatal pills to Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, had been apprehended earlier in connection with the same investigation.