Daryl Campbell, Smuggling Contraband, New York 2026

Daryl Campbell, Smuggling Contraband, New York 2026

A hard-hitting crime journalist for Grimy Times has learned that Daryl Campbell, a 40-year-old inmate, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.

Campbell, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to conspiracy to possess contraband. The sentence imposed today will run consecutive to the 35-year term he is serving for a manslaughter conviction in New York County.

Campbell's co-defendants, Ian Diez, Jonathan Guerrero, Abel Mora, and Mayovanex Rodriguez, were previously sentenced to terms of incarceration ranging from six months to 30 months. A sixth co-conspirator, Carl Kelly, is awaiting sentencing.

Between April and June 2024, Campbell used a contraband cell phone to send detailed instructions to his co-conspirators on how to bring additional contraband into the MDC. On June 30, 2024, Kelly, Diez, Guerrero, Mora, and Rodriguez attempted to execute Campbell's scheme, but were caught by correctional officers with papers laced with MDMB-4en-Pinaca, suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, lighters, and cigarettes.

The sentence is a clear message to inmates that smuggling contraband will not be tolerated. 'The message to inmates from today's sentencing is clear: go fishing for contraband, and all you will catch is another prison term,' said Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

The case is being handled by the Office's General Crimes Section, with Assistant United States Attorneys Russell Noble and Michael Manzo leading the prosecution.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/inmate-sentenced-37-months-prison-scheme-smuggle-contraband-metropolitan-detention