A man from Camden County, New Jersey, was sentenced to 133 months in prison for conspiring to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and possessing a firearm. The announcement was made by Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello.
Rasheed Amin, 47, from Voorhees, had previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn. He admitted to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Court documents state that in 2024, Amin traveled from Philadelphia to cities in the western United States several times to obtain cocaine for distribution. He mailed parcels containing cocaine back to his home in Voorhees as well as other addresses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. On October 29, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Amin’s residence and found several kilograms of cocaine along with a loaded firearm. As a previously convicted felon, Amin admitted he possessed both the drugs and the weapon recovered from his home.
Senior Counsel Lamparello credited the investigation leading to sentencing to inspectors and task force officers from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Philadelphia Division, led by Inspector in Charge Christopher Nielsen. Additional credit was given to Homeland Security Investigations Newark under Special Agent in Charge Michael S. McCarthy; the Camden County Police Department under Chief Gabriel Rodriguez; and the Cherry Hill Police Department under Chief John Ostermueller.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Bender of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Camden represented the government during this case.
Defense counsel was Ikram Ally, Assistant Federal Public Defender.
