Luis Perdomo, Cocaine and Heroin Distribution, Virginia 2015

NORFOLK, Va. – A New York man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a massive heroin and cocaine distribution operation in Norfolk, Virginia.

Luis Perdomo, 27, of New York, New York, was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 1 kilogram or more of heroin.

According to court documents, Perdomo and others obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from a source of supply in the New York City area and transported the cocaine and heroin to a stash house in Norfolk prior to its distribution.

Proceeds from the drug distributions were then transported back to New York City in various automobiles equipped with secret compartments.

A traffic stop in Maryland on March 31, 2015, resulted in a search of Perdomo’s car and the discovery of $280,000 cash in three secret compartments inside the car. Police also found a drug ledger and several phones belonging to Perdomo.

One of the phones contained a video recording of Perdomo handling several kilogram sized packages of a white powdery substance. Another video on the same phone contained GPS data for a residence in Norfolk, which police later determined was a stash house.

Surveillance in April and May 2015 showed that Perdomo frequented the stash house in Norfolk. GPS tracking devices were put in place on the vehicles at the stash house to track their drive to New York.

When police stopped the vehicles, more drugs and secret compartments were discovered. A copy of this story can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Darryl Mitchell prosecuted the case under the supervision of U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.

The investigation was led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, with the assistance of the Norfolk Police Department and the Maryland State Police.

The Norfolk Police Department and the Maryland State Police were also instrumental in the discovery of the stash house and the subsequent seizure of drugs and cash.

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