Posted on: April 17, 2019 05:56 PM

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Jackson Heights man indicted for running two brothels

Authorities busted Medina Palomino, 29 of Jackson Heights and charged with prostitution and drugs. He was arrested on April 11 in one of the brothel in Elmhurst after he tried to escape. The locations are 94-66 45th Avenue in Elmhurst and 43-22 58th Street in Woodside. Palomino gave free samples to authorities and according to indictment, sold almost 250 gram of cocaine between February to April 2019. Cops found more drugs at his apartment after search warrant. Police stated he brought women from Colombia to work in his brothels. The indictment follows a long-term investigation by investigators from the Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office and a task force of Homeland Security special agents, NYPD detectives, DEA agents, Customs and Border Protection officers and Coast Guard investigators. The task force, known as BEST, focuses on border-related crimes related to drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons trafficking or money laundering.