A Camden federal courtroom delivered a major blow to a multistate drug distribution operation this week as a Voorhees man was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for his role in a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy and for illegally possessing a firearm.
Rasheed Amin, 47, received a sentence totaling 133 months in federal prison, marking the conclusion of a case that federal investigators say exposed a steady pipeline of narcotics flowing from the western United States into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Court records show that throughout 2024, Amin regularly traveled by air from the Philadelphia area to cities in the western part of the country, where he obtained significant quantities of cocaine. Rather than personally transporting the drugs back, investigators say he relied on shipping services to send packages to his home in Voorhees and to multiple addresses across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, creating a network that allowed distribution to continue with minimal direct contact.
The operation came to an end in the fall of 2024 when law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Amin’s residence. During the raid, agents recovered multiple kilograms of cocaine along with a loaded firearm. Because of Amin’s prior criminal history, possession of the weapon constituted a separate federal offense, compounding the seriousness of the charges.
Amin later entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn, accepting responsibility for both the drug conspiracy and the firearm violation. In addition to his prison sentence, the court ordered a period of supervised release following his eventual return to the community, a standard condition intended to monitor compliance and reduce the risk of reoffending.
Federal prosecutors described the case as a significant disruption of a supply chain that fueled street-level distribution across several states. Law enforcement officials noted that cases of this scale often have ripple effects, contributing to violence, addiction, and broader community harm far beyond the individuals directly involved.
This sentencing unfolds amid continued efforts across New Jersey to target organized narcotics networks and firearms offenses, which remain central concerns for state and federal authorities. Developments in this case are being followed within Sunset Daily’s law and order coverage, which tracks major criminal prosecutions and public safety actions statewide.
As Amin begins his prison term, the case stands as a reminder of the far-reaching consequences tied to large-scale drug trafficking and the ongoing commitment of law enforcement agencies to dismantle operations that threaten community safety across the region.
