New York Daily News

Ex-sarge to be smacked in drug rap

- BY STEPHEN REX BROWN

A former NYPD sergeant has quietly pleaded guilty to ferrying smack for a big-shot drug dealer in the Nine Trey Bloods gang.

Arlicia Robinson faces a likely sentence of five to six years under federal guidelines. Her case was referenced during the trial of two Nine Trey gangsters who once were friends with rapper Tekashi69. Kristian Cruz, a drug dealer for the gang cooperatin­g with the government, testified on the stand that he’d hired a sergeant to transport drugs because he believed she would draw less attention from authoritie­s. That sergeant was Robinson, an attorney at the trial confirmed.

During a plea hearing last month, Robinson, 39, admitted she’d moved a package of at least 100 grams of heroin from the Bronx to Manhattan on July 25, 2018.

“I carried the package to a car and rode in the car to help deliver the package,” Robinson said, according to a court transcript that was withdrawn from public records after two days. “I know what I did was wrong and I’m very sorry.”

The hearing was not made public until after it occurred. Under federal guidelines, Robinson could face a fine between $20,000 and $5 million. Her attorney did not return an email.

The evidence against the crooked ex-cop appeared to be overwhelmi­ng. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sebastian Swett said she was caught in a “reverse sting.”

“The government would have video surveillan­ce of the defendant participat­ing in this drug transactio­n,” Swett said. “The entire setup was surveilled and done at law enforcemen­t’s control and direction.”

Robinson was indicted on Nov. 19, 2018, the same day Tekashi69 and other alleged Bloods members were arrested in a gang takedown. At the time of the bust, Robinson was assigned to a Housing Bureau command in Brooklyn that covered 22 projects in BedfordStu­yvesant, Williamsbu­rg and downtown Brooklyn.

Tekashi69, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, will be sentenced Wednesday on gang, guns and drug charges. He filmed “GUMMO” at a Nine Trey clubhouse in Bed-Stuy.

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