Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York applies to jurisdiction New York City
History
The Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York (SNP) is appointed by the five district attorneys of New York City (Bronx District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney, Queens District Attorney, Staten Island District Attorney and Manhattan District Attorney). The office was created by Attorney General of New York Louis J. Lefkowitz under the governorship of Nelson Rockefeller.The position of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York is notable in several ways:It is a state level position, so it overrides the jurisdiction of the five county district attorneys who appoint the SNP, but its jurisdiction does not extend to the rest of the state.
It is a permanent special prosecutor / special deputy attorney general position created via executive orders, not via legislative action.
The office is staffed by assistant district attorneys assigned from each of the five borough district attorneys.One of the better known cases associated with the Special Narcotics Prosecutor is that of Frank Lucas, which was fictionalized in the movie American Gangster.