DEA, Justin Bieber Mentioned at Cocaine Trafficking Trial
Justin Bieber got an unexpected shout out during the Manhattan drug trafficking trial of James Rosemond, a hip-hop manager accused of running a cross-country cocaine trafficking ring.
While on the stand, Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Victoria Delollo described to jurors the events surrounding the execution of a search warrant last May at an apartment in Manhattan. Prosecutors claim the residence was being used as a drug "stash house" by Rosemond and his accomplices.
During the search of the residence, investigators were counting on finding money, narcotics and other drug paraphernalia at the East 65th Street apartment. Delollo testified that they found a scale that looked like a CD case, some plastic bags, and several documents which had the names of Rosemond, his mother and an associate.
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The DEA agent also told jurors that federal agents also recovered a "Justin Bieber concert pass" that had Rosemond's photo on it from the Apartment, according to TheSmokingGun.com.
There was no other testimony involving the superstar singer. Bieber has never been represented by Rosemond or has in any way been connected with the drug trafficking case.
The government indicted Rosemond on 13 felony charges over his involvement in a nationwide drug trafficking enterprise which prosecutors claim made over $10 million a year.
The indictment stated that Rosemond had a "supervisory and management position" in an organized crime syndicate that sold cocaine January 2007 until his capture last year.
According to court affidavits sworn by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Rosemond's organization was able to send the illegal narcotics from Los Angeles to New York using overnight shipping services such as FedEx.
Once the drugs made it to their destination they were sold by street dealers. It was also revealed that the drugs were smuggled inside "road cases" which would be sent back and forth across the country.
