Five busted in OD death of De Niro’s grandson, accused of supplying thousands of pills to
Five people were arrested Thursday for allegedly supplying the fentanyl-laced opioid pills that caused the 2023 overdose deaths of Robert De Niro’s grandson, sources told The Post.
Grant McIver, Bruce Epperson, Eddie Barreto, John Nicolas and Roy Nicolas were part of a criminal network that sold thousands of counterfeit prescription pills to teens and young adults across New York City, court papers allege.
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The five men allegedly supplied the drugs responsible for the July 2023 overdose death of the legendary actor’s grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez — and also sold drugs that killed 19-year-old Akira Stein, who was the daughter of Chris Stein, the lead guitarist in Blondie, law enforcement sources said.
Sophia Haley Marks, 20, an alleged drug dealer known as the “Percocet Princess,” has been separately charged with being the person who sold De Niro Rodriguez the pills he overdosed on.
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