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Two New Jersey dock workers have been arrested for allegedly plotting to traffic more than 2 tons of cocaine into the United States.
Dominic Guido, a longshoreman, and Robert Roselli, a dock worker at a private company, have been charged with conspiracy for allegedly planning to smuggle large shipments of cocaine into the Port Authority Marine Terminal in Elizabeth, N.J.
Federal prosecutors say Guido, 47, cut the locks on shipping containers to allow drug traffickers access to the cocaine, while Roselli, 44, monitored their status. The men were nabbed after a six-month sting in which they allegedly planned to unload what they thought were 20 kilos of cocaine from a ship originating in Puerto Rico. Instead, the complaint charges, Guido and Roselli were working with undercover Drug Enforcement Agents who later busted them.
Longshoremen serve as key gatekeepers for our ports and our borders, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. These defendants allegedly corrupted these important positions and were in the pocket of drug smugglers who poison our neighborhoods.
Guido and Roselli were each charged with one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine. If convicted, they could face 10 years to life in prison.
Harlen Protass, an attorney for Guido, said his client is innocent. We deny the charges in the complaint and intend to vigorously defend them, he told NBC.
Protass did not immediately return a call for comment today. It is unclear whether Roselli has hired an attorney.
Source link: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/28/new-jersey-dock-workers-dominic-guido-robert-roselli-charged-wi/
Dominic Guido, a longshoreman, and Robert Roselli, a dock worker at a private company, have been charged with conspiracy for allegedly planning to smuggle large shipments of cocaine into the Port Authority Marine Terminal in Elizabeth, N.J.
Federal prosecutors say Guido, 47, cut the locks on shipping containers to allow drug traffickers access to the cocaine, while Roselli, 44, monitored their status. The men were nabbed after a six-month sting in which they allegedly planned to unload what they thought were 20 kilos of cocaine from a ship originating in Puerto Rico. Instead, the complaint charges, Guido and Roselli were working with undercover Drug Enforcement Agents who later busted them.
Longshoremen serve as key gatekeepers for our ports and our borders, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. These defendants allegedly corrupted these important positions and were in the pocket of drug smugglers who poison our neighborhoods.
Guido and Roselli were each charged with one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine. If convicted, they could face 10 years to life in prison.
Harlen Protass, an attorney for Guido, said his client is innocent. We deny the charges in the complaint and intend to vigorously defend them, he told NBC.
Protass did not immediately return a call for comment today. It is unclear whether Roselli has hired an attorney.
Source link: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/28/new-jersey-dock-workers-dominic-guido-robert-roselli-charged-wi/
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