Mendeecees Harris from the hit show on VH1 “Love & Hip Hop: NY”, his brother Tyrus Harris, and Ronald Walker were arrested last year and are currently incarcerated awaiting trial on charges from the Prosecutor in Rochester, alleging that 3 men trafficked over $2.5 million in drugs over a 7 years. In august $1.5 million in cash, $406,000 in jewelry and a Range Rover were all seized by the feds. All 3 men have pleaded “NOT GUILTY”, if found guilty Mendeecees Harris is facing a “minimum” of 20 years!

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“The star of a popular VH1 hip-hop show could face a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted of a federal drug conspiracy charge.

Mendeecees Harris, 33, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Rochester Friday to a drug conspiracy charge. Harris has a key role in the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop.

Because of a 2001 drug conviction in Maryland, Harris faces a 20-year mandatory sentence if convicted here.

Harris is one of three New York City men accused of roles in a pipeline of heroin and cocaine to the Rochester region.

The other two — Ronald Walker, and Harris’ brother, Tyrus Harris — were arrested last year and are jailed awaiting trial. Prosecutors allege the three trafficked more than $2.5 million in drugs between 2005 and August 2012.

Walker and Tyrus Harris also have pleaded not guilty.

At Friday’s hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman, Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Sherman said he would request that Harris remain jailed without bail.

Harris’ attorney, Donald Thompson, said he would ask for a bail hearing, A court conference is scheduled for Wednesday, when a date may be set for the hearing.

A bail hearing could reveal more of the specifics of the allegations against the three men. Details are now limited because search warrants used for raids in New York City have been sealed by the courts.

Attorneys for Harris’ codefendants have declined comment on the case.

The criminal indictment does show that police in August seized more than $1.5 million in cash from safety deposit boxes and homes linked to the alleged conspiracy. Also seized were a 2012 Land Rover and more than $406,000 in jewelry.

Authorities are also pushing for the forfeiture of properties in Georgia and Baltimore.

Mendeecees Harris is the boyfriend of Yandy Smith, one of the women featured prominently in Love & Hip Hop, which focuses on women trying to make a career in the hip-hop industry.”

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