BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 Four men are accused of operating a drug delivery service out of the Bronx, prosecutors announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Around 10 kilograms, or 22 pounds, with a street value of $250,000, of cocaine was recovered during approved searches of an apartment and three vehicles on Sunday, according to officials.<\/p>\n
Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n Ermes Jimenez is accused of supplying cocaine to drivers who delivered the drugs, operating out of his luxury apartment at 5 Lincoln Avenue, investigators said.<\/p>\n Jimenez allegedly carried bags from his apartment to vehicles that drove into the building\u2019s driveway on a weekly basis, according to officials.<\/p>\n Those drugs were then delivered to locations in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, according to investigators.<\/p>\n \u201cThis investigation successfully put the brakes on a drug delivery service that used a luxury apartment building in the Bronx as a drive-thru for cocaine pickups, said Bridget G. Brennan, NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor. \u201cThe narcotics organization capitalized on the waterfront location with easy access to Manhattan and major highways.\u201d<\/p>\n On Sunday, at around 12:15 a.m. Jimenez and a delivery driver, Eddy Ruiz-de La Rosa, were taken into custody near the suspect\u2019s apartment.<\/p>\n Investigators conducted a search warrant at Jimenez\u2019s apartment at 6 a.m. and recovered over 1,000 vials of cocaine, a gun, loaded magazines, boxes of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, and around $200,000 cash.<\/p>\n In addition to Ruiz-De La Rosa, two other delivery drivers, Jonathan Rivera and Jordan Machuca, were taken into custody, according to investigators.<\/p>\n Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n A search warrant was conducted on all vehicles, and investigators found cocaine, a gun and thousands of dollars in cash altogether.<\/p>\n All four men are facing drug possession charges, with Jimenez and Rivera also facing charges of gun possession.<\/p>\n Andrew Cruz is a digital content producer. A native New Yorker, he joined PIX11 in 2009 as a weather producer. More of his work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n