A Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Shipping Cocaine from California to New Jersey
More than 26 kilos of cocaine and over $500,000 in cash seized from this network
Co-defendant from Pennsylvania also pleads guilty
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a leader of a narcotics trafficking ring and a co-defendant pleaded guilty today for participating in an operation that used the U.S. Mail and other parcel delivery services to ship multiple kilograms of cocaine from California into New Jersey.
Kemar Davis, 24, of Hollywood, Calif. (formerly of Margate, Fla.) pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree leading a narcotics trafficking network before Superior Court Judge John T. Kelley in Camden County. He and the other alleged leader of the ring, his brother Andrew K. Davis, 37, of Kingston, Jamaica (formerly of Swedesboro, N.J.) a Jamaican recording artist, who records under the name “Flippa Mafia” and “Flippa Moggela,” were charged in a Jan. 10, 2014 indictment, along with eight co-defendants, stemming from “Operation Next Day Air,” an investigation led by the New Jersey State Police, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Division of Criminal Justice. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Kemar Davis be sentenced to 20 years in state prison, with a 12-year period of parole ineligibility. Co-defendant, Roger Davis, 37, of Roslyn, Pa. who is another brother of Andrew and Kemar, also pleaded guilty today to first-degree possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The state is recommending he be sentenced to 10 years in state prison, with a three-year period of parole ineligibility, as part of his plea agreement. Both men are scheduled to be sentenced on November 6.
Deputy Attorney General Julia S. Glass prosecuted Davis for the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau. Andrew K. Davis faces pending charges including a first-degree charge of leading a narcotics trafficking network, which carries a sentence of life in state prison, with a 25-year period of parole ineligibility. Co-defendant Angel R. Rivera was sentenced on June 12 to 10 years in state prison, with a 3.5-year period of parole ineligibility, for his role in the operation. Juan M. Cortez, 43, of Vineland, another co-defendant, was sentenced on July 31 to eight years in state prison, with a two-year period of parole ineligibility. Both men pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Cortez and Rivera were arrested on March 11, 2013 at the Cherry Hill Mall. They had taken delivery of a kilogram of cocaine at the mall, allegedly from another co-defendant Marsha G. Bernard, 33, of Cherry Hill. When the men were arrested, detectives discovered cocaine in a hidden compartment in Rivera’s vehicle. Charges against Bernard are pending. During the overall investigation, detectives seized over 26 kilos of cocaine, worth approximately $910,000, two handguns, and over $500,000 in cash.
“We will not allow major drug traffickers to push their poison across the country and into our communities via the U.S. Mail and other parcel services,” said Acting Attorney General Hoffman. “Once drug shipments were detected, our partnering agencies tracked the operations of this criminal enterprise, seized more than 26 kilos of cocaine, and built a strong case. This was textbook collaborative police work.”
“Working with our federal partners, as well as state, county and local law enforcement, we ensured that the reach of the law was long enough to capture the leaders of this transnational drug syndicate,” said Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice. “After seizing cocaine worth nearly a million dollars in New Jersey, we arrested the alleged ringleaders in Los Angeles.”
“The leaders of this national distribution network unfortunately chose to use their entrepreneurial ambitions to poison our communities with narcotics and the ensuing violence that comes with drug dealing,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “Kemar Davis’ guilty plea is the result of exceptional investigative efforts by State Police detectives and the hard work and dedication of our partnering agencies.”
Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division said, “Kemar Davis and other members of this international drug trafficking organization are now facing the consequences of their actions. The cooperation between law enforcement agencies led to the prevention of a large quantity of cocaine making it onto the streets of New Jersey. The residents of New Jersey can be confident that we will continue to be diligent in our fight against drug traffickers.”
Four other defendants in Operation Next Day Air were sentenced previously:
James C. McBride, 42, of Mount Laurel, was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2014 to 16 years in state prison, including eight years of parole ineligibility. He pleaded guilty to first-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. McBride was arrested on March 15, 2013 outside the Cherry Hill Mall after taking delivery of three kilos of cocaine from co-defendant Sidonie McLeod.
Sidonie McLeod, 30, of Cherry Hill, was sentenced to five years in state prison on Jan. 16 after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.
Ruan Rose, 42, of Philadelphia, Pa., was sentenced to four years in state prison on Feb. 13 after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.
Hioka N. Myrie, 34, of Philadelphia, Pa., was sentenced to three years in state prison on Feb. 20 after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.
The charges against the remaining defendants are merely accusations, and they are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Andrew Davis and Marsha Bernard currently are scheduled for trial later this month.
The investigation targeted the ring’s shipment of large quantities of cocaine through parcel delivery services to New Jersey for bulk distribution to other narcotics suppliers and dealers. Andrew Davis allegedly led the ring’s drug trafficking activities from various locations in Jamaica, California and New Jersey, along with his brother Kemar. The investigation began in March 2011, when detectives and agents from the Camden High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office seized two packages from a mail facility in Marlton allegedly destined for receipt by Andrew Davis and Marsha Bernard. Each package contained four kilograms of cocaine.
In December 2012, Andrew and Kemar Davis traveled to Jamaica. Andrew remained in Jamaica, but he allegedly continued to control the ring’s activities by directing Kemar and others. Kemar returned to the U.S. and allegedly oversaw the shipment of kilogram quantities of cocaine from California to New Jersey. Bernard and other defendants allegedly received the drugs and distributed them to dealers in New Jersey, under the direction of the Davis brothers. Bernard allegedly handled the drug proceeds, sending them to Andrew Davis in Jamaica and Kemar Davis in California.
Detective Sgt. Erik Hoffman of the New Jersey State Police Crime Suppression South Unit was the lead case agent on the investigation. Acting Attorney General Hoffman thanked the following agencies that participated in Operation Next Day Air with the New Jersey State Police, DEA and Division of Criminal Justice: U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Cherry Hill Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, Camden Office.
Darn Flippa yuh shudda travel an pick up di ting dan use the di ppl dem mailing service. On a different note life in prison possible geez. See all that hype life and flossing nuh worth it. God be wid unno tho.
Flippa is a ruthless narcissistic man. Him use him 2 baby madda dem. It would be bad still but him not even say mek mi use one a dem, if anything one can tek care a all the kids, even leave out Marsha since she a the “wife”. No sah. Hioka get 3 yrs to rass lef dem young baby
dem ina deep dog doo doo, no litle bit, a very big one. the love of the fast lane and quick cash will forever cost people their freedom. what i always notice is that these people are the first to look down on others who are working their hard ear 9-5
Still nothing said about the ultimate source of the cocaine. Was it actually coming in from Jamaica or from Mexican Suppliers. Maybe Flippa refuse to roll over on his Source which is what is preventing any plea deal. They make it appear the drugs were being shipped from Jamaica to California and then unto New Jersey.
Them look look down through we choose to sleep in our bed. Dolphin mek video say him hear but him nuh care a guess that the last video him mek boasting with him Porsche truck and car. By the way where are they now. A wonder if him a brag so in a prison when pink wall a warn him him all a mek song bout jmg him should a tek the warning. Life is no joke matter. A so the whole of them boast with illegal and scamming money Ex apple & Kerryann a show closet a shoes that jue got. Idiots one and all
Even in serious times Flipnot thinks he is invincible, This man is still a narcissistic asshole to think that he has a chance to take this to court while others took the plea. :ngakak I don’t wish bad for no one, however, This man right here was too much and he deserve every last bit a what he is going to receive. Enjoy the name brand orange jump suit my youth and the prison food. You throat hole going to be thirsty for some of the champagne you dash out on the floor :bola The wages of fast life to show off on poor people is JAIL or Death.
They won’t allow major drug dealers to push their drugs in the ghettos because that is exclusively the job of the CIA. We can’t have Jamaican peasants capitalizing of the drug money and becoming millionaires. Nope, that is the white man’s territory. You know, like the senator whose yacht was found with untold amounts of cocaine but he’s still in Congress and you know, the soldiers we have guarding the poppy fields in Afghanistan and importing tons of opium. We can’t have peasant Jamaicans doing that.
And the funny thing is, so many black youths have been sent to prison for the importation, trafficking and distribution of marijuana when we now have the white men in Washington, California and Colorado doing the exact same thing in what they call ‘dispensaries’ and making billions. That’s a B, not an M. B as in Billions but who suffers? Poor black.
Fcuk the system all across the board.
And the dumb ass Jamaicans who wish to sell drugs, sell marijuana. Get a damn dispensary and get off the streets. It’s about time you become businessmen instead of street dealers.
True
all a unu a ediat…….it as all been done before, ure fav person is scamming or selling drugs yall just dont kno……the CIA and all a dem sell drugs……unu a act like Flippa is the scum of the earth, jus like how nuff a unu gal is private whore and think yall better than the public whore and skin up unu nose at dem……#nahlook
We Jamaica need to do is legalized the weed and become the large distributor of marijuana
My god my heart goes out to him
Star do you have atleast a million dollar in cash for your star up.. to make money legally you need money
Visit the palliative care ward in a hospital and take a good look around! After you visit there and see mothers, daughters, sons, husbands and children dying please let me know if your heart still go out to this drug dealer? Better you had said that your heart goes out to his children. Oh please.
Times given are recommended by the state , the Judge will be sentencing on nov 6 . Therefore we will no the real time nov 6 , state recommended time would allow kemar a chance to duh rd after 12 yrs and Roger after 3 yrs. New Jersey harsh bad
Drugs is the number one economic stimulus in America #facts. anon @5:31 pm u r very much correct. The Feds nuh play with Cocaine and Heroine bcuz of the amounts of money that can be made and also the damage it causes on the human brain. The latter is what they use to justify why they go so hard. The have so much security at the docks and airports but the US is flooded with drugs by the tons. How did this happen? My oh My. smh hmmm. The war on drugs is a myth. The amount of blacks who get caught selling and buying drugs is staggering compared to amount of Whites who sell and take it. Facts. Do the maths people. Fi wi Jamaicans dem very boasy and showoff, everybody affi know dem name and know seh dem a mek money. That’s all d feds need to keep eyes on u.
Sounds to me like Marsha Bernard snitched! Bout charges against Bernard is pending.. Oh please she should’ve been charged she’s snitching! She ain’t gonna do no time watch and see
You know mi deh yah a SMDH and cry at the same time fi how woman meck buddy tunn dem ina fool. look how Hioka juss get di piece a green cyad and ago losse it and possibly get dipp behind it. Di gal meck dis Jimmy Neutron looking mofo mess up har life and leave har wid one legacy full ah misery.Imagine she start treat di husband like a nobody chu she get di papers and she meet Dolphin, and now she ago need him fi try get some kinda a lienecy. Di way how di husband hate har, mi ah wonda what will be the outcome.
Marsha is a next one. From di first time dem di rape har she shoulda leave Dolphin FLying. Imagine Marsha Got so much signs and neva teck heed. Dem rob har, dem beat har dem rapee har and she still stuck around years after only to be disrespected and cheated on some more.Marsha last warning was dis arrest, cAuse lord knows dem coulda kill har with such large quantity of coke. Let see if she learned her lesson here now. I firmly believe with all the trama Marsha has gone though this will be a factor in her case ;hence the bail and no answers about her released as of yet. Marsha was a battered and scared woman will be her defense….
Wow. She got rob and rape. So sad
Raped robbed and beat and she didnt learn her lesson…WHY because Marsha is greedy so what ever happen to her she deserves it! Ah Dat Mi Sah!