BROOKLYN: 60 INDICTED IN DRUG CASE

Sixty people were indicted yesterday on drug trafficking charges after a
six-month investigation led to the breakup of five gangs that prosecutors
said terrorized a Brooklyn housing development. The initial arrests took
place at the Cypress Hills housing complex in late September. The
investigation also led police to make arrests in Fulton County, N.Y., where
some of the men had begun selling crack, Charles J. Hynes, the Brooklyn
district attorney, said yesterday.

Since the arrests, no major crimes have been reported in Cypress Hills,
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said. The indictment contains more
than 200 counts relating to various drug trafficking charges.

If found guilty, the defendants face terms of 25 years to life.