A warrant search aimed at apprehending the dealer, identified as Juan Rondon, age 60, of the Bronx, occurred on Wednesday, March 20 by the New York State Police Troop K Violent Gangs and Narcotic Enforcement Team and Unit K9 from Dutchess County, along with the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, and the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
During the warrant search, more than 12 kilograms of cocaine and $3 million in cash were found hidden in the home, Hicks said.
On the day of the arrest, investigators and agents were conducting surveillance outside 3405 Gates Place when they allegedly saw Rondon enter the building carrying a bag and then exit with the same bag a short time later. He then returned to the building empty-handed, said Erin Mulvey with the DEA.
Mulvey said around 4:40 p.m., investigators and agents observed Rondon leave 3405 Gates Ave., Apt. 2A for a second time and stopped him in the lobby. He was allegedly in possession of a quantity of cocaine and the keys to Apartment 2A.