Getty Images
The New York Daily News is reporting that authorities had infiltrated the trade shortly after starting their investigation in 2008. Federal officers made hundreds of undercover buys within the Gowanus Houses, a housing project in the neighborhood, and they now claim that Diggs could be implicated in multiple open murder cases that arose as a result of the trade. None of those open murder cases have received charges, though. This arrest, which occurred outside Club Amnesia in Chelsea, is purely drug-related.
Ra Diggs was specifically targeted because of his outspoken public stances on drug dealing and violence. The rapper is a prolific Twitter and YouTube user and often gave authorities just what they needed to stay abreast of his day-to-day activities. He routinely used social media platforms to threaten to kill cops and posted pictures of himself with guns and bulletproof vests.
The timing couldn't be worse for Herron, either. He received the biggest look of his career thus far with a feature on Waka Flocka's 'Flockaveli' album that came out the same day as his arrest.
Kellie Pickler Named 'Dancing With the Stars' Champion
J. Cole Performs 'Born Sinner' on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' Reveals Competitive Spirit Against Kanye West
Beyonce Releases New Anthem, 'Grown Woman'
Blake Shelton Joins NBC in Organizing Oklahoma Tornado Benefit Concert
Kellie Pickler Gets Puppy Surprise After Moving 'Dancing With the Stars' Performance
Charlie Sheen Gets Back To His Roots
Toby Keith Returns to Help Family, Friends in Moore, Oklahoma
WHOOPS! Obama Makes Big Gaffe
Black Hippy Release 'U.O.E.N.O.' Remix
Jury Foreman: '18 Days Of Testimony Hurt' Jodi Arias
Toby Keith Says His Hometown of Moore, Oklahoma 'Will Perservere' After Deadly Tornado
New Trayvon Martin Evidence Features Incriminating Photos, Texts From Teen
Mariah Carey's Dress Busts Open During 'GMA' Performance
Mariah Carey Curses And Busts Out Of Dress On Live TV
Miranda Lambert's MuttNation Foundation to Aid Moore, Oklahoma Animal Rescue Efforts
What It's Like To Talk To A 2-Year-Old
Best Friends Reportedly Die Holding Each Other In Tornado
Killed Soldier In London Attack Identified
Candid Portraits Of Strippers After Hours
Rapper Accused Of Faking His Own Death To Escape Payments
Bridge Collapses In Washington State
AMAZING PHOTO: UFO Spotted Over San Diego
Helen Flanagan Launches PETA Campaign As Only She Knows How
LISTEN: Terror Inside Elementary School As Tornado Hits
Danny Tanner Is Fighting With Topanga
Jodi Arias Jury DEADLOCKED
Surgeons Remove Giant Hairball From Tiger
WATCH: Police Force Shows Up To Support 5-Year-Old Who Lost Her Dad
Teenager's 'Awww'-Inspiring Drawing Wins Big At Google
Brave Woman Stood Down Armed London Attackers
REVEALED: Disturbing Trend In Human Intelligence
PHOTO: Dog Guards Dead Victim's Body After Oklahoma Tornado Disaster
LOOK: Bank Vault Saves 22 Lives During Tornado
49 Comments