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New York Man Indicted for Carrying Over Six Kilos of Cocaine to Distribute

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Niagara Falls, N.Y., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing cocaine to distribute after being apprehended at a local bus station carrying more than six kilograms of cocaine.

Robbie O. Johnson, 43, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, Aug. 29. The indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Johnson on Aug. 12, 2019.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the original criminal complaint, Johnson was contacted by a Kansas City Police Department detective at a local bus station. Johnson, who was traveling through Kansas City en route from Los Angeles, California, to New York City, was acting suspiciously and appeared to be nervous, the affidavit says. When the detective searched Johnson’s backpack, he found five bundles of cocaine, each wrapped in articles of clothing in an apparent attempt to conceal the bundles. The total approximate weight of all five bundles was 13.7 pounds (6,214 grams).

The charge contained in this indictment is simply an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charge must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily A. Morgan. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.

Updated September 11, 2019

Topic
Drug Trafficking