50 kilos of 'Ronaldo' branded cocaine seized in Queens bust

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50 kilos of ‘Ronaldo’ branded cocaine seized in Queens bust
By Jesse O’Neill
April 1, 2021 | 7:59pm | Updated

A Queens bust, with quite the kicker.

Authorities recovered 50 kilograms of cocaine, stamped with the branding “CR7,” from an apartment in Jamaica, Queens on Monday, officials said on Thursday.

CR7 is the nickname for soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Two men were arrested in the joint DEA, NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor and State Police investigation.

Police also recovered more than $200,000 and a loaded handgun, officials said.

Agents observed Christopher Jones enter 152-11 89th Avenue empty handed Monday afternoon, before leaving with a weighted suitcase, according to the release.

Jones was stopped a short time later, and authorities found the suitcase was stuffed with cash.

Officers then observed Wykim Williams going into an apartment in the building and obtained a search warrant. Inside they found the huge stash of branded coke and the loaded weapon, along with an array of paraphernalia, officials said.

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Jones and Williams were both arrested on felony drug and weapons charges. Cash bail was set at $150,000 for Jones and $250,000 for Williams, the release states.

“I applaud our agents and law enforcement partners for their enforcement efforts which ultimately save lives,” Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA New York Division, said after the bust.

“Through close collaboration, we have dismantled a dangerous cocaine operation in a populated and busy residential complex,” State Police Acting Superintendent Kevin Bruen added. “These individuals had no regard for the dangers they, or this operation brought to this community and beyond.”

 

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Wykim Williams

CAREER CRIMINAL

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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS (2008)​

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.​

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Wykim WILLIAMS, appellant.
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Decided: June 24, 2008​

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P., ROBERT A. SPOLZINO, DAVID S. RITTER, and JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JJ.​

Scott Brettschneider, Uniondale, N.Y. (Randall D. Unger of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (Gary Fidel and Donna Aldea of counsel), for respondent.​

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kron, J.), rendered March 23, 2000, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.   The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing (Rosengarten, J.), of that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress identification testimony.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

 

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Christopher Jones

CAREER CRIMINAL. Agents were onto him. The drug dealing blacks travel, a lot, especially after prison release.

United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Christopher Jones, Defendant-appellant, 448 F.3d 958 (7th Cir. 2006)

United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Christopher Jones, Defendant-appellant, 448 F.3d 958 (7th Cir. 2006) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Christopher Jones, Defendant-appellant, 448 F.3d 958 (7th Cir. 2006)​

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US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - 448 F.3d 958 (7th Cir. 2006) Argued April 4, 2006
Decided May 23, 2006
Christopher Jones had a history of small-time crime involving retail theft and possession of marijuana going back to 1993. For each of his brushes with the law he received correspondingly small-time penalties from Illinois courts: orders of supervision ranging from 6 to 12 months. Jones then decided to try his hand at selling crack cocaine. Unfortunately, after he was caught and convicted—this time in a different forum—he found federal law to be far less forgiving.

The facts are not disputed. One day in June 2002, Jones met codefendant Anthony Dockery in a parking lot on Chicago's far south side. A deal was done: Jones sold Dockery 51 grams of crack for $1,700. Later the same day, the two had several phone conversations during which Dockery arranged to purchase three more ounces of crack for $2,500. The two made arrangements to meet again at the same parking lot. When Jones appeared, federal agents arrested him. They also found 78 grams of crack in his vehicle. Agents later searched Jones's house and found 72 grams of crack and 15 grams of powder cocaine in another vehicle. Pursuant to an agreement with the government, Jones pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1). He was sentenced to the mandatory minimum term of 120 months.

In this appeal of his sentence, Jones objects to the counting of four of his previous state offenses, which under the United States Sentencing Guidelines gave him four criminal history points and put him in criminal history category III. Jones argues that his ...
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After the slaps on the wrist he received for his prior bad acts, Jones may have been surprised to discover the harshness with which federal law views drug crimes. The reality, though, is that he cannot simply make his criminal history go away.

The sentence imposed by the district court is AFFIRMED.
APPEAL LOST.