Bellport man arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 3.5 million people, police say

‘Enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman and child on Long Island.’
Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney

A Bellport man caught with enough fentanyl in his home to kill 3.5 million people could land in jail for the rest of his life, following his indictment on a bevy of major drug trafficking charges, prosecutors said on Friday.

Remon Gibson, 43, was indicted for operating as a major trafficker, and other related charges, after law enforcement found 33 pounds of illegal narcotics — namely a whopping seven kilograms of fentanyl and eight kilograms of cocaine — in his home, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced.

“The amount of deadly narcotics seized in this operation is staggering. There was enough fentanyl here to kill every man, woman, and child on Long Island,” Tierney said. “This case underscores our unwavering commitment to dismantling drug operations that threaten our communities.”

Gibson was nabbed when members of the district attorney’s fentanyl task force and members of the DEA New York’s Drug Enforcement Task Force found the cocaine and fentanyl in brick form (and stamped “COVID-19”) during a Sept. 25 search of his home at 5 Sunburst Lane, the district attorney said.

The unit, comprised of members of the Suffolk’s police department and sheriff’s office, also seized about half a kilogram of xylazine, various types of drug paraphernalia, about $80,000 in cash, a drug ledger, and kilo presses, including one used to stamped “COVID-19” on bricks of fentanyl and cocaine, according to authorities.

Tierney pointed out that a large amount of fentanyl was allegedly discovered on a nightstand in Gibson’s bedroom, adjacent to a room occupied by his two children.

*Remon Gibson of Bellport allegedly had bricks of cocaine and fentanyl stamped with “COVID-19” (Source: Suffolk County District Attorney’s office).*

Gibson faces faces a minimum of 15 years to life in prison if convicted on his most serious charge of operating as a major trafficker. He was arraigned before Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro on Wednesday for the following charges:

• One count of operating as a major trafficker, a Class A-I felony.
• Two counts of first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Class
A-I felonies.
• Two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Class
B felonies.
• Three counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanors.
• Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Class A misdemeanors.

“The arrest and indictment of Reman Gibson shows the commitment the DEA and our law enforcement partners have in targeting those individuals who are poisoning our communities,” said DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Frank
Tarentino. “Fentanyl is a lethal drug that dealers mix into their product knowing the harmful effects it presents to those using it, including death.”

The defendant’s home in Bellport

The judge ordered that Gibson be held on $200,000 cash, $800,000 bond or $2,000,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. The defendant is due back in court on Nov. 8.

The four-bedroom, four bathroom home at 5 Sunbrust Lane in Bellport has an estimated value of just under $600,000, according to Zillow.com. the property last sold in 2019 for $300,000.