Woman Arrested in Connection with Robert De Niro’s Grandson’s OD Death

Cops have a lady in custody who they imagine is immediately tied to the overdose loss of life of Robert De Niro‘s grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez … and TMZ has discovered the feds are actually on the case too.

Law enforcement sources inform us the 20-year-old lady was busted Thursday in NYC by a joint NYPD and federal process pressure — and so they imagine she bought medication to Leandro earlier than his loss of life … which his mom has mentioned was on account of a fentanyl OD.

We’re informed the suspect is being processed at this second, and we do not know but what fees she will likely be going through.

As we reported, the 19-year-old was discovered lifeless inside an condo on July 2. He had appeared in the 2018 movie, “A Star is Born” … taking part in the son of Bradley Cooper‘s finest good friend, George “Noodles” Stone, performed by Dave Chappelle. Leandro additionally appeared in “Cabaret Maxime” in 2018.

Law enforcement sources informed TMZ Leandro’s loss of life is being investigated as an overdose. We’re informed the teenager was house-sitting, and each medication and drug paraphernalia had been discovered close to his physique.

While authorities have but to launch an official reason behind loss of life, his mom, Drena De Niro, mentioned final week, “Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him.”