KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Two suspected drug traffickers are accused of fleeing vice officers and intentionally striking police vehicles before they were nabbed, leading to the confiscation of nearly 5.5 pounds of cocaine, court records show.
The February arrests by members of the Grand Rapids Police Department Vice Unit also led to the confiscation of a firearm, multiple kilo wrappers and digital scales.
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Nicholas Ardell Burns, 45, and Corey James Carter, 48, face multiple charges, including delivery/manufacture of more than 1,000 grams of cocaine, a potential life offense. Both are in the Kent County Jail and await upcoming court hearings.
They are among seven people charged since 2025 by the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office with delivery/manufacture of more than 1,000 grams, typically of cocaine or heroin.
A GROWING TREND
In October, a Grand Rapids man returning from Detroit was stopped with a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine in the center console of his vehicle, according to court records. Cordlin Comer told Grand Rapids vice officers the cocaine was bought in Detroit for $16,000, the records show.
Grand Rapids vice officers last summer arrested Cordairo A. Lambert, a convicted drug dealer, with nearly 3 pounds of cocaine mailed here from Arizona, court records show. His case has moved to federal court.
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In yet another case, three cans of golden sweet corn intercepted by postal inspectors yielded nearly 2.3 pounds of cocaine, according to a police report…