Rasheed Amin, Cocaine Distribution, New Jersey 2024

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Camden Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy

CAMDEN, New Jersey – Rasheed Amin, 46, of Voorhees, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.

Amin, a previously-convicted felon, admitted to conspiring with others to distribute cocaine on multiple occasions in 2024. He flew from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to cities in the western United States to obtain cocaine for further distribution. The cocaine was then mailed to his Voorhees residence and other addresses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

On October 29, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Amin’s Voorhees residence and recovered several kilograms of cocaine, as well as a loaded firearm. Amin’s guilty plea marked the end of an investigation led by inspectors and task force officers of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Philadelphia Division, under the direction of Inspector in Charge Christopher Nielsen.

The cocaine conspiracy count carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. The illegal possession of a firearm count carries a maximum potential penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for November 13, 2025.

U.S. Attorney Habba credited the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations Newark, Camden County Police Department, and Cherry Hill Police Department for their assistance in the investigation.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Bender of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Camden. Defense counsel for Amin is Ikram Ally, Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender.

Rasheed Amin’s case serves as a reminder of the consequences of participating in cocaine trafficking and the importance of cooperation between law enforcement agencies in disrupting and dismantling these organizations.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey is committed to combating the flow of illegal narcotics into our communities and bringing those responsible to justice.