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Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York (“OSNP”)

Todd Spodek, Esq. - 12/19/2009

The Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (“OSNP”) was created by the New York State Legislature in response to the deadly heroin trade in the 1960’s in NY.This unique legislation allows the District Attorneys of the five boroughs appoint a special narcotics prosecutor with jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute major drug trafficking crimes in the five boroughs. There are three main divisions to the OSNP:

1. Investigations: Focuses on large-scale drug organizations and gangs. Also into non-drug related crimes such as money laundering, etc.
2. Trials: Focuses on trying the Felony Drug Arrests
3. Alternate Sentencing: Focuses on diverting non-violent felony drug offenders to alternatives to incarceration.

The OSNP is the only US agency devoted exclusively to the investigation and prosecution of the narcotic felonies.

Below you find direct links to the relevant Judiciary law establishing the OSNP:

Article 5-B – SPECIAL NARCOTICS PARTS OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE

177-A – Declaration of legislative findings and intent.
177-B – Special narcotics parts; establishment.
177-C – Special narcotics parts; prosecutorial organization. Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
177-D – Special narcotics parts; procedure.
177-E – Special narcotics parts; probation services.