Overview
- Authorities said the network funneled cocaine between Los Angeles and New York using a downtown jewelry storefront and high‑value freight firms to conceal locked cases.
- Five suspects were taken into custody on Sept. 16: Nohely Jimenez-Ruiz and Lorna “Cookie” Martinez of downtown L.A.; Jamel Donald Levy of Brooklyn; Bruce Adams of the Bronx; and Cindy Rachel Imbert of Englewood, New Jersey.
- Prosecutors identified David Rodriguez and Raymond O’Connell as ringleaders who have been held since 2024 and charged with a continuing criminal enterprise, multiple cocaine distribution counts, and money‑laundering offenses.
- Investigators detailed roughly 1,300 parcels moved across the country, including more than 800 containing about 22 tons of cocaine valued at approximately $315 million, plus more than 500 return shipments with at least $105 million declared.
- Law enforcement reported seizing more than $2.8 million in cash, nearly 1,600 pounds of cocaine, and luxury cars and jewelry, while two defendants — Daniel “Nice” Vega and Gregory “G” Antonio Benitez — remain at large.