Huntington Station Drug Dealer Gets Prison Sentence

A Huntington Station convicted of running a cocaine distribution ring received his prison sentence Tuesday.

Adrian Bonilla, 36, was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release, Newsday reports.

Bonilla was arrested in July 2013 after authorities found 24 pounds of cocaine and $3 million in cash in lockboxes hidden behind new drywall in his Shelley Place apartment, police said.

Read more on his arrest:

• DOJ: Man Had 24 Pounds of Coke, $3M in Cash

Bonilla, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine in February 2014, was ordered to forfeit the $3 million in cash by the Judge, who could have sentenced him to more than 15 years in prison, according to Newsday.

In July 2013, Drug Enforcement Administration agents had searched outside Bonilla’s apartment and found a trash bag and plastic baggies containing a white powder confirmed to be cocaine and other suspicious items. Authorities then stopped Bonilla a few days later and said they found about 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cocaine on him.

After the arrest, agents searched his second-floor apartment and found the $3 million in cash, along with the cocaine and cocaine base in various places.