Mob Wives star Drita D’Avanzo and her husband were arrested on gun and drug charges Thursday (December 19) after cops raided their New York City home.
According to Fox News, via a New York Department spokesperson, Drita and Lee D’Avanzo were booked in Staten Island at approximately 6 p.m. The NYPD reportedly executed a warrant to search the couple’s home, where authorities discovered the pair allegedly in possession of “two loaded firearms, 120 hydrocodone pills, 22 Xanax pills, two partial Xanax pills, a large quantity of marijuana and a scale.”
Per the news outlet, Lee and Drita — who appeared on the VH1 reality television series from 2011 to 2016 — were each charged with multiple counts of “criminal possession of a controlled substance, possession of a weapon, possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and one count of criminal use of drug paraphernalia.” Additionally, the duo, who share daughters Aleeya and Gizelle, were also slapped with one count of acting in a manner injurious to a child.
This isn’t Drita’s first run-in with the cops. In 2016, the reality star was detained on one count of misdemeanor assault after she allegedly struck a woman “multiple times, causing a cut and swelling to the alleged victim’s lip” during a verbal altercation in the district of Staten Island.
In response to the arrests, Drita’s Mob Wives frenemy Renee Graziano expressed on Instagram: “Whether I'm On Good Terms With Someone Or Not I'd NEVER Wish Nor Want To See Anyone Go To Jail!! Especially A Mother!! This Is A Shame And I'm Sure It Will Be Rectified Quickly."
As last heard, Lee and Drita were arraigned on Friday afternoon (December 20).
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