Nassau Man Gets 15 Years For Having 285 Grams Of Cocaine, Guns: DA

MINEOLA, NY — A South Floral Park man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison and post-release supervision for having more than 200 grams of cocaine, Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.

After a three-week trial, Hakim Jackson, 44, was convicted on Feb. 15 of first-and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.

He was acquitted of two weapons charges.

Donnelly said the "case highlights the dangerous relationship between illicit drugs and illegal firearms in our community."

"Today’s sentence of 15 years in prison sends a strong message that our office will work hand-in-hand with our law enforcement partners to find and aggressively prosecute individuals who possess illegal firearms and narcotics in Nassau County," she said.

Donnelly said New York Police Department Queens South Narcotics detectives were conducting a long-term investigation into narcotics trafficking, and they saw a hand-to-hand cash transaction between two people in Queens on Oct. 26, 2019.

The detectives followed one of the people to a home in South Floral Park, she said, adding that a woman was greeted outside the home by Jackson and shortly afterward left the home with him, and he handed her a plastic shopping bag in the driveway, according to Donnelly.

One group of officers followed her back to Queens, where she returned to give the first shopping bag, Donnelly said, adding that it was determined the bag contained more than 100 grams of cocaine.

In a search warrant, 285 grams of cocaine were found in a safe, drug paraphernalia, and three guns, one of which was under Jackson’s bed, Donnelly said. A key from Jackson's key ring was used to open the lock box which contained the drugs, according to Donnelly.

Patch has reached out to his attorney, Gregory Zak of Mineola, for comment.