A 42-year-old Monroe man known on the street as Cream had bail set at $100,000 cash or a $1 million bond after investigators say he and a 23-year-old Paterson, New Jersey man coordinated the sale of roughly half a kilogram of heroin in Airmont. Marvin Jeanty and Jordan Miranda were indicted on top-level felony drug charges following a Rockland County Drug Task Force investigation into heroin distribution in the town, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors allege Jeanty and Miranda coordinated the sale of about half a kilogram of heroin to other people in Airmont, and that the transaction involved roughly $18,000 in cash exchanged for the drugs, according to DailyVoice. The Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced the indictments following the investigation. Both men were charged with first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, along with third-degree versions of the same charges.
Jeanty Arraigned, Bail Set at Six Figures
Jeanty was arraigned in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevin F. Russo, where his bail was set at $100,000 cash or a $1 million bond. He is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday, November 25. The same report notes that Jeanty is also known by the nickname Cream.
Miranda, meanwhile, was apprehended in New Jersey and remained in custody there as he awaits extradition to New York, prosecutors said. No case outcome, plea, or further scheduling information for Miranda has been disclosed in the reporting so far.
A Pattern of Task Force Busts in Rockland County
This is not the only high-level drug case Rockland County authorities have pursued this year. Back in March, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced the arrest of Yamil Caraballo, 35, of West Haverstraw, in a narcotics investigation that helped remove 1.2 pounds of fentanyl from the county. Caraballo was charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, an A-1 felony that carries a prison sentence of 8 to 20 years, prosecutors said at the time.
Rockland County has also seen larger-scale trafficking cases in the past, including a 2017 federal indictment that charged nine defendants with running a drug trafficking organization distributing heroin and crack cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. The Jeanty and Miranda case marks the latest in a string of task force actions targeting heroin and fentanyl distribution networks reaching into and out of the county.
For now, the case against Jeanty and Miranda remains in its early stages, with Jeanty's next court date set for late November and Miranda still awaiting extradition from New Jersey. Jeanty has entered a plea, while Miranda has not, and no additional charges or case developments have been reported.
