Feds Seize 33 Pounds of Heroin, $300K in Cash in Bust in Hauppauge

A Queens trucking company owner and a truck driver conspired to transport 33 pounds of heroin from California to Long Island, federal authorities said.

Dorian Cabrera and Jeen Blake were arrested in Hauppauge in August after New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (DETF) agents found the heroin and more than $300,000 in cash concealed in a “trap”, or hidden compartment, on the back wall of a tractor trailer Blake had been driving, officials said.

Blake had picked up the load of narcotics in Southern California in the week leading up to the bust, officials said.

Federal agents tracked the truck as Blake drove back across the country to New York, where he arrived on Aug. 26. The DEA’s New England Division Aviation Unit assisted in the surveillance.

Blake entered New York City via Staten Island and ended up on Long Island, where he had arranged to deliver the narcotics to Cabrera, the owner of Good Guys Transport Corp., in a parking lot at 680 Old Willets Path in Hauppauge, officials said.

Cabrera drove into the parking lot and parked next to the tractor trailer. Agents observed Cabrera remove a duffle bag from his vehicle, a 2014 Honda Crossfire, and meet with Blake, officials said.

Both men entered the cab of the truck and were taken into custody soon thereafter, officials said.

That evening, agents searched Cabrera’s residence at 243-18 134th Avenue in Rosedale, Queens, which shares the same address as Good Guys Transport, and seized approximately $190,000 cash, as well as some high-end jewelry, officials said.

An additional $107,000 was seized from a safety deposit box maintained by Cabrera’s wife at a Chase Bank branch located in Valley Stream, officials said.

The heroin is believed to have been headed to New York City, where a single user-ready glassine envelop sells for between $5 and $10, and on Long Island, where a single bag fetches up to $20, officials said.

Cabrera and Blake were arraigned on numerous charges on Wednesday.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Photo: A concealed compartment was used to hide 33 pounds of heroin in the side of a tractor trailer.