The death of a baby boy reported in August was connected to a federal investigation of a major drug-ring operation in western New York.

Court documents filed in federal court reveal a three-year investigation was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, along with a multi-agency narcotics enforcement team, which discovered a group known as the "McDaniels Drug Trafficking Organization."

The people operating the organization are accused of selling fentanyl and cocaine out of several homes in Rochester.

One of the addresses listed in the court documents included the house where 6-month-old Denny Robinson Jr. was found by his grandmother. She said the baby, who was dead, had a bag of heroin in his mouth.

According to the criminal complaint, at one point, investigators installed a surveillance camera on a utility pole outside the home to capture evidence of drug dealing.

Federal court paperwork identified seven people who face multiple charges for their role in the drug ring.

Wayne McDaniels was named by prosecutors as the ringleader, with Travis Harris, Willie and Ronnie Spirles, Darren Lofton, and two redacted names accused of participating in the organization.

All seven are accused of combining, conspiring, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.

The Monroe County Jail inmate roster shows four of the seven people named in the criminal complaint are in custody.

As for Willie Spirles and the two redacted names, their whereabouts remain unclear.

A memorial sits outside the home where baby Robinson Jr. was found, with teddy bears and candles honoring his life.