Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 6, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 6, 2018 METRO MTA bus driver busted for role in cocaine trafficking operation By Rebecca Rosenberg August 6, 2018 | 11:25am | Updated NYPD An MTA bus driver was busted Monday in connection with a cocaine trafficking operation that disguised drugs in children’s gift boxes, authorities said. “Brazen conduct, flashy cars and a soft spot for Minnie Mouse were the trademarks of the cocaine trafficking operation announced today,” said the city’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan. “Defendants are charged with shamelessly exchanging more than four pounds of cocaine for $74,000 in cash in a commercial area in broad daylight.” Officials observed nail salon manager Christopher Kelly, 51, retrieve a package gift-wrapped in pink Minnie Mouse paper from the trunk of an orange Dodge Challenger on June 19. Agents had been surveilling the nail salon at 5821 Avenue T in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. Kelly handed the package to Robert Woolridge, 38, an MTA bus driver, who handed Kelly a Burberry shopping bag stuffed with cash. Woolridge allegedly drove off with the Minnie Mouse gift-wrapped package in his Audi, authorities said. The package that was gift-wrapped in Minnie Mouse paper. The Dodge Challenger is registered to Salvatore Capece, 63, the brother-in-law of disgraced Dell Maraschino Cherry boss Arthur Mondella, according to a law enforcement source. Mondella killed himself in 2015 as authorities raided his Brooklyn factory, which was a suspected front for a marijuana operation. During a court-authorized search of Kelly’s home, a few blocks from the nail salon, agents discovered a second Minnie Mouse gift-wrapped package, which contained 2 kilograms of cocaine. They also seized the Burberry shopping bag, which was stuffed with $74,300 in cash, authorities said. On June 28, agents stopped Woolridge in his car in the Bronx on his way to report for his bus route. Agents later searched his East Tremont Avenue home, where they allegedly recovered a UPS bag from a kitchen cabinet containing 2 kilograms of cocaine worth $75,000, officials said. There were also scales and packaging material, according to the special narcotics prosecutor. All thee defendants pleaded not guilty at their arraignment Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court to charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminally using drug paraphernalia. The indictments were a result of a joint investigation by the special narcotics prosecutor and the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. Source: https://nypost.com/2018/08/06/mta-bus-driver-busted-for-role-in-cocaine-trafficking-operation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted August 6, 2018 From the looks of it, he could’ve just did this full time. I’m serious... Those drug hustles pay big money. There’s a show on that I watch called Drugs, Inc. This guy was making $4,000 a day or maybe more. Unbelievable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted August 7, 2018 Share #3 Posted August 7, 2018 20 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: From the looks of it, he could’ve just did this full time. I’m serious... Those drug hustles pay big money. There’s a show on that I watch called Drugs, Inc. This guy was making $4,000 a day or maybe more. Unbelievable... 2 kilos they found worth 75,000...Wow....I guess they was driving a bus to play it off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted August 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, biGC323232 said: 2 kilos they found worth 75,000...Wow....I guess they was driving a bus to play it off... lol... Supposedly lots of B/Os have side gigs. I know a few that do, but none of them are this lucrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 7, 2018 Share #5 Posted August 7, 2018 They forgot to blur out the ACE logo in the picture there..... Quite sure they don't condone using their products for nefarious purposes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted August 7, 2018 Share #6 Posted August 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, B35 via Church said: They forgot to blur out the ACE logo in the picture there..... Quite sure they don't condone using their products for nefarious purposes Let alone purposes disguised with children's Disney character wrapping of all things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 7, 2018 Share #7 Posted August 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, NoHacksJustKhaks said: Let alone purposes disguised with children's Disney character wrapping of all things. Think about the children!! .... Because really: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted August 7, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 7, 2018 Wasn't there an MTA driver that was busted for murder a few weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #9 Posted August 8, 2018 15 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Wasn't there an MTA driver that was busted for murder a few weeks ago? Murder........I didnt hear anything about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLX9304 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #10 Posted August 8, 2018 In an UPS bag? Meh........😡😡😡😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 8, 2018 Share #11 Posted August 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, FLX9304 said: In an UPS bag? Meh........😡😡😡😡 Never good to ship or receive from UPS or FedEx. SMDH. I don’t condone this behavior. However, this bus operator just lost out on a good pension and protection for the rest of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLX9304 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #12 Posted August 8, 2018 And remember: I do work for the brown boys, so I can see what goes through the Hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 8, 2018 Share #13 Posted August 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, FLX9304 said: And remember: I do work for the brown boys, so I can see what goes through the Hub. Facts. It’s not the same like the late 80 and early 90 when transport was big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLX9304 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #14 Posted August 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Future ENY OP said: Facts. It’s not the same like the late 80 and early 90 when transport was big. And you're right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trife86 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #15 Posted August 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Future ENY OP said: Facts. It’s not the same like the late 80 and early 90 when transport was big. That was just 1 "fact" not multiple..... Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted August 10, 2018 Share #16 Posted August 10, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 7:08 PM, Lawrence St said: Wasn't there an MTA driver that was busted for murder a few weeks ago? Actually a few years ago, on the B11. The police waited until the driver reached the end of his route and then arrested him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 10, 2018 Share #17 Posted August 10, 2018 On 8/8/2018 at 4:58 PM, trife86 said: That was just 1 "fact" not multiple..... Just saying... lol... I'm more annoyed with people that say "facts" when they agree with someone's opinion..... They need to retire the R46's & have the (F)'s entire rolling stock be all R160's - That's faxx right there. Faxx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFarms36 Posted August 10, 2018 Share #18 Posted August 10, 2018 Looks like the can use that money to prioritize repairs on the Subway. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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