A Sirius XM radio MC known as “DJ Love Dinero” and an American postal worker have been charged in a drug trafficking scheme that moved several pounds of cocaine and fentanyl from California to New York, the authorities announced Thursday. prosecutors.
Disc jockey Lance Holmes, 40, allegedly worked with mail carrier Adrianna Lewis, 31, to distribute drugs in New York and Long Island over the past year, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.
Packages filled with coke and fentanyl were mailed from Golden State shipping stores to addresses along Lewis Road in Hempstead, prosecutors said.
Lewis, of Rockville Center, and Holmes, of Hollis, met at several places along his route to deliver the drugs, and the postman was paid $500 each time the transfer was successful, according to the DA.
The radio DJ was reportedly so brazen that he contacted the post office on June 7 to inquire about a package that was destined for a Manhattan address. The package, which contained at least four pounds of coke, had been intercepted by authorities, prosecutors said.
On June 7, 2022, Holmes reportedly contacted the post office to inquire about a package destined for a Manhattan address. The package containing two kilograms of cocaine was intercepted before he received it.
Investigators uncovered the scheme after police executed search warrants in a March 2021 investigation dubbed “Operation Honeycomb” that arrested 40 suspected drug dealers in the Hempstead area.
Through Operation Honeycomb, police determined that drug packages were being sent from Southern California and tracked them to addresses along Lewis’ delivery route, prosecutors said. People who lived at the addresses were unaware of the drug deliveries, authorities said.
Authorities seized 10 kilograms of cocaine (about 22 pounds) and one kilogram (about two pounds) of fentanyl as part of the investigation.
Holmes faces a slew of drug trafficking charges that carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, authorities said. He was arraigned on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.
Lewis faces less serious charges, including two counts of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. She also pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Wednesday.
“Disrupting the narcotics trade is difficult and dangerous work, and I thank our many partners for helping to stop the flow of illegal drugs into our county,” said Nassau County Attorney Anne T Donnelly, in a statement.
Additional reporting by Georgett Roberts
GB2
