Two men — one of them a former Long Island resident — have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a drug distribution ring.
In August 2023, Carlos Reyes-Redrovan, then a resident of Riverhead, approached off-duty undercover officers at a Suffolk County bar to offer them a sample of cocaine that he wanted to sell and then provided them with his cell phone number. Following this initial exchange, on 15 different occasions between August 2023 and March 2024, Reyes-Redrovan sold undercover officers more than 37 ounces of cocaine.
Additionally, on several dates between December 2023 and March 2024, Reyes-Redrovan sold undercover officers a total of approximately eleven ounces of heroin in exchange for cash. On June 20, 2024, Reyes-Redrovan was arrested after he entered an undercover officer’s car and sold him 300 grams of heroin for $10,000.
Through a court-authorized eavesdropping warrant that intercepted and recorded Reyes Redrovan’s phone calls, investigators identified co-defendant Akim Slater, 46, of Ronkonkoma as his cocaine supplier. A search of Slater’s residence led to the discovery of a loaded .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol, cocaine, and digital scales. Slater was arrested on July 2, 2024, and taken into custody.
On June 23, 2025, Slater, 46, of Ronkonkoma, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Judge Philip Goglas to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, a Class A felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C felony. On September 3, 2025, Slater was sentenced to 8 years in prison, followed by 5 years post-release supervision.
Reyes-Redrovan, 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before Goglas on July 24, 2025, to Operating as a Major Drug Trafficker and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, both Class A felonies. On September 3, 2025, Reyes-Redrovan was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years post-release supervision.
“Drug trafficking, especially when coupled with illegal firearms, is a deadly threat to public safety,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Wherever dangerous drugs are being sold in our county, the Suffolk County law enforcement community will act to hold those responsible.”