He hid cocaine in school supplies. Now a Grand Rapids man faces life in prison

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A 39-year-old Grand Rapids man faces the possibility of life in federal prison after a federal jury convicted him of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

Cordairo Lambert was arrested in July 2025 after picking up one of two packages sent from Arizona to two addresses about seven blocks apart in Grand Rapids. Authorities said they seized the two packages containing dryer sheets, school supplies, candies and nearly three pounds of cocaine.

Lambert had reportedly been under federal investigation for roughly a year before his arrest. Postal inspectors in Arizona seized a package in July 2024 addressed to a Grand Rapids residence that contained more than a pound of cocaine…

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