Jemel Goode, Narcotics Trafficking, New York 2016

Rockland County Narcotics Trafficking Ring Busted

WHITE PLAINS, NY – In a major blow to narcotics trafficking in Rockland County, 11 defendants were taken into federal custody today, charged with trafficking in cocaine and crack cocaine in and around Rockland County, New York.

The defendants, including Jemel Goode, were charged with conspiracy to sell cocaine and crack cocaine in White Plains federal court. According to the indictment, the defendants were part of a narcotics distribution network that peddled large quantities of powder and crack cocaine throughout Rockland County.

The investigation, dubbed ‘Operation No Goode,’ was a joint effort between the FBI, Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, the Rockland County Drug Task Force, and the Haverstraw Police Department. The charges are the result of hundreds of hours of investigation and surveillance over a 12-month period, led by the Rockland County Drug Task Force.

The defendants will be presented in White Plains federal court this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith. U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman has been assigned to the case.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, led by Preet Bharara, praised the joint effort in a statement. ‘The residents of our communities are entitled to live and work free from the ills of narcotics trafficking. Our joint effort with the FBI, Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, the Rockland County Drug Task Force, and Haverstraw Police Department brings us closer to that goal.’

The defendants are accused of being part of a sweeping operation dealing in drugs all across Rockland County. These charges are the result of hundreds of hours of investigation and surveillance over a year-long period. Working closely with our partners at the local and federal levels, technology and physical surveillance allowed detectives to uncover the entire operation from the bosses to the street-level couriers.

As alleged in the Indictment unsealed today in White Plains federal court, Jemel Goode, a/k/a ‘J Rock,’ Benancio Caba, a/k/a ‘Bennie Caba,’ Lasean Goode, a/k/a ‘Bones,’ Edwin Hilario, Anuedi Jimenez, a/k/a ‘Fat Bastard,’ Quelvin Lopez, Nathaniel Saunders, Sr., Nathaniel Saunders, Jr., a/k/a ‘Quan,’ Alexander Scudder, Duane Taylor, a/k/a ‘Daquan Jenkins,’ a/k/a ‘Antwan Scott,’ and Sharranh Walton conspired to sell cocaine and crack cocaine in and around Rockland County, New York, from July 2014 to July 2016.

Defendant: Jemel Goode (J Rock)

Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to sell cocaine and crack cocaine

City and State: White Plains, New York

Exact Date: July 2014 to July 2016

Sentence or Outcome: Currently pending

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