Queensbridge Detainee Escapes Police Custody Following Drug Charge

Police say Mohamed Saleh escaped NYPD custody. Photo courtesy of the NYPD.

By Jonathan Sperling

A Long Island City detainee managed to escape police custody as cops made a series of drug bust inside the Queensbridge Houses on Tuesday.

Mohamed Saleh, 32, was taken into custody by police from the 114th Precinct at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday for a drug-related offense inside 41-14 12th St.

While another group of suspects were being arrested, Saleh managed to escape and run away in an unknown direction.

The NYPD declined to tell the Eagle how Saleh managed to escape police.