Robert De Niro’s daughter, Drena De Niro, is lastly opening up in regards to the arrests made regarding the devastating lack of her son, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez. 

Whereas the actress feels some reduction that it didn’t finish as a chilly case, she doesn’t significantly “really feel any happier” as a result of she is aware of nothing will carry her beloved son again from the useless. 

5 males in reference to the case have been just lately arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute managed substances. Earlier than that, a girl recognized as Sophia Marks was additionally arrested. 

In a brand new interview, Drena recounted the devastating morning when she realized of her son’s passing. She recalled having a intestine feeling that one thing was mistaken however not fairly understanding what it was. 

“I awoke, and I used to be simply bodily a multitude. I couldn’t focus … I used to be so labored up,” Drena mentioned.

In a bid to loosen up, she determined to play calming music whereas mendacity down. Nonetheless, issues quickly took a drastic flip. The doorbell rang shortly after, and an officer broke the information to her, and every little thing modified eternally.

“This detective stood there, and the entire world as I knew it collapsed,” she later added. 

Final month, 5 males have been arrested on federal prices for allegedly conspiring to promote fentanyl-laced opioid capsules, which in the end led to the dying of Drena’s son, Leandro De Niro. 

Drena opened up about her emotions concerning the arrests, revealing that she has blended feelings about them. “[It’s] actually unusual. It’s so bittersweet since you don’t really feel any happier,” she instructed Web page Six.

On the finish of the day, the 58-year-old actress hopes that justice might be served. Nonetheless, she is just not significantly excited about “ruining” the lives of the alleged perpetrators. In her phrases:

“I’m hoping they do get some justice. When you’re going to promote medicine to younger individuals, it doesn’t matter whether or not you made it, whether or not you already know or didn’t know, you’re taking an opportunity… I’m not excited about ruining some 24-year-old’s life.”

Drena then revealed that she wasn’t completely at midnight when it got here to her late son’s drug points. She knew that earlier than he began taking opioids, he “preferred to smoke weed” and have a great time.

Nonetheless, issues deteriorated “so quick,” and Drena started to sense one thing mistaken. “I knew it had one thing to do with what he was doing on the web,” the heartbroken mom shared.

The actress and her son had even mentioned the potential of making an attempt rehab once more, however he by no means obtained the prospect to take action. 

As Drena mourned her son, she made a big transfer. She established the Leandro De Niro Rodriguez Basis to boost consciousness in regards to the fentanyl epidemic and “supply love and empathy to younger individuals battling habit and psychological well being.”

Regardless of not understanding learn how to start, she went ahead together with her plans and began the nonprofit group as a result of she wished to supply a protected area for younger individuals battling habit.

She additionally made the transfer as a result of she desires to “assist stop different households from ever having to know this ache.”

Robert De Niro’s grandson, Leandro, handed away in July 2023 shortly earlier than his twentieth birthday. A month later, it was confirmed that he died from a deadly mixture of Fentanyl, cocaine, Xanax, ketamine, and different medicine.

In accordance with The Blast, a New York health worker dominated Leandro’s explanation for dying as an unintended overdose. 

When Leandro’s physique was found, law enforcement officials additionally discovered a bag of cocaine, capsules, and tablets close to him. He had additionally purchased pretend oxycodone and Xanax earlier than his dying, and it turned out that the oxycodone was laced with Fentanyl.