An ex-NYPD cop arrested in October for hawking heroin and fentanyl while on duty has been indicted.
Grace Rosa Baez, who was arrested along with Cesar Martinez, of Yonkers, were charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and distribution of narcotics, U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said.
Baez, 37, and Martinez, 42, allegedly tried to sell the narcotics to a federal informant between Oct. 9 and Oct. 19, according to the indictment, which was filed March 20 in Manhattan federal court.
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Both defendants this week entered not guilty pleas.
Baez, of the Bronx, gave the informant a sample of what she said was “top quality” fentanyl in a Mentos candy container, officials said.
She then told the informant she could sell them a kilo of heroin for $25,000, and 800 grams of fentanyl with pricing to be negotiated later based on the drug’s purity.
Baez, who had been a cop since 2012, allegedly had multiple meetings with the informant, court papers show..
Baez — who once sung the praises of being an NYPD cop — quit the NYPD after she was busted.
The ex-cop is currently under house arrest with an electronic monitoring device.
Martinez is being held without bail, court documents show.