Plies' Manager Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking; 80 Pounds Seized

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Published: Wednesday - December 12, 2007
Words by Allen Starbury

Plies (Photo: Atlantic Records)

The manager of Atlantic Records recording artist, Plies, was arrested on Tuesday (December 11) in Tampa, Florida after police seized a reported 80 pounds of cocaine.

According to the Tampa Bay Tribune, Plies' manager, David Lee Gay Jr., was arrested alongside several other of his associates after he was set up by his supplier.

Eleazar Gutierrez-Castillo, Gay's alleged supplier was arrested hours before the arrest of Gay, when he was caught in the act while attempting to sell five ounces of cocaine to an undercover Tampa officer, and then agreed to cooperate with authorities.

Authorities say that Gay and Gutierrez-Castillo were in business together. They allege that Gay received and distributed up to six kilos of cocaine from September through November, paying $6,000 for each, and owing $8,000 to Gutierrez-Castillo after they were sold.

After being arrested Tuesday night, a search of Gay's home turned up 10 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, a 9mm Taurus handgun and almost $8,000 in cash in the master bedroom of his residence.

Authorities plan to use Gutierrez-Castillo's testimony, as well as several intercepted phone calls to link Gay to drug trafficking.

35-year-old Gay has been charged with several federal and state charges, including possession of cocaine, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, armed trafficking, racketeering and several conspiracy charges.

Both men are being held at the Orient Road Jail without bail.

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COMMENTS (16)

.. Says:
Thursday - December 20, 2007 at 10:08pm

listen to all you fuckin hatas first of all theres no pleasin you fuck boys im sick of hearing this and that about a nigga he aint real oh no now this nigger to real and drags negative attention to hip hop get the fuck from behind your bitch ass computer get out in the world and quit fucking hatin yall motherfuckas need to be shot im sick of fake ass people hatin on eryone for being this way and that way get the fuck off a nigga dick for real you pussy ass fucking hoes im sick of reading comments about this dude oh he fake his lyrics are garbage fuck you hip hop has evolved so deal with it and get the dick out of your ass W1cKc17y representa

yadaddy Says:
Monday - December 17, 2007 at 11:50am

all yall haters shut the fuck up letem get it how they live hell half yall probably smoke,sniff or some shit .HATERS thats all u are stop thrown rocks at glass houses.YOU MAKE ME SICK not them they get used by the system jus like its always been /he got snitched out by HIS supplier wtf?ya betta b careful next time u go buy that dime bag !!!but then of course u would cry and say it aint fair stfu!!

Just Asking? Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 9:15pm

Just wondering, did they lock up anybody at Atlantic? How in the fuck could you be that stupid not to think they are not involved...? Hello, anybody home. Those mother fuckers didn't sign this no-talent ass Plies or "Ass Piles" of what ever the fuck that loser's name is because he can rap. You do the math. Fuck Atlantic, Fuck Plies and Fuck anybody who supports GANGSTA rap. Go the the store and buy some music from KRS 1, maybe you can learn with real talent is and not learn how to raper woman, disrespect the law and sell drugs that murder your people. Just asking?

Al Sharpton Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 9:04pm

Errr, I see blacks are in a state of emergency from negative hip-hop. We can talk about that later. I have to have lunch with Bill O'Reilly, I heard they were giving 50% off fried chicken at Silvia's. "Taxi, thanks Bill, if you're cracker ass wasn't here, trust me, I wouldn't be gettin' no cab." Hold on, I think Jesse is texting me.

Oprah Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 8:59pm

Now you know why I don't want these criminals on my show. Clear enough for you. I support positive things, got it. Now vote for Obama.

DJ Snitch Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 8:56pm

I hop they lock Puffy, Suge and Master P in the same fucking cell. Those motherfuckers started this shit. Suge in the West, Puffy in the East and Criminal ass Master P in the South. They pioneered this criminal shit and should hang before a congressional committee . The feds should also take down those greedy labels, Interscope, BMG, Sony, Warner all of those mother fuckers are responsible for murder, rape, robbery, money laundering, wire fraud, extortion, all off them. They know what the fuck is going on. That fat fuck Al Sharpton and that Jim Crow Jesse Jackson (Jackass) and that Anti-Semite Louis Farrarakkan is doing SHIT to stop these black criminals from killing their own people with this shit they call GANGSTA RAP, but they stop Imus and Kramer from saying NIGGER, FUCK THEM ALl!

Joe Rogan Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 6:39pm

The guy below me a bit is right. They all need to drop the whole "gangsta" mentality. You're famous, you're rich. Why be stupid and blow it all trying to be a d-boy. Fucking idiot deserves to be indicted. Every idiot who follows his horrible music is going to take example from the way he and other rappers disobey the law. Where did true hip-hop go anyway? Its not plies, or any other "hard", "d boy" for that matter. So don't defend someone for dealing coke, simply because theyre on MTV or some bullshit. Hip hop is dying because of irresponsibilty, stupidity, and the ridiculous d-boy mentality. Get over it, get a real outlook on life.

Taffeto Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 5:57pm

People always wanna blame the justice system, no blame the rappers because of ignorance. One way to end this whole ganasta mentality is to educate our youth, otherwise this is going to be an ongoing epidemic. Notice none of your conscience rappers are getting caught up in this foolishness, it's these ignorant no class rappers who are not intelligent enough to make a proper transition. Then we wanna sit back and take up for these same rappers and wonder why Hip-Hop is in a terrible state. We need to let all these fools get locked up so all the good overlooked rappers can step to the forefront and educate our people.

goldymane Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 5:39pm

FUCKIN SNITCHES. THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT EM'.

Brenda Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 4:51pm

I'm So On, you are a fucking mental and should have your head checked. If his manager is doing that kind of "Bird Flipping' than Plies has full fucking knowledge of it and in fact is down with it. Fuck you and fuck Plies. All of these NO TALENT drug dealing, rapping, woman hating (FUCK EACH OTHER IN THE ASS) animals are hopeless criminals. You and the rest of these ignorant bastards buy into that GANGSTA shit. Hip-Hop is being used by criminals to buy there way into a money laundering business, end of fucking story. Rap, Hip-Hop or what ever the fuck you wanna call it is in a state of emergency. It could be used as a uplifting tool, but is instead infested with criminal asshole, like "Bird Man:" Suge Knight, P. Diddy, yeah, I said it, fuck you Sean, your criminal mother fucking...

Clayton Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 12:17am

Well atleast he was a real dope dealer. He had it on lock with 80 pounds of coke. Hey wait a minute, why didn't he shoot back when they swooped in to arrest him? If you know you're facing that kind of time if you get caught, you might wanna have a gun on you. "Drug Dealer" is a dangerous job. Police, rival dealers, robbers, dopefiends; everybody and their Great Grand-Auntie wants a piece of the big money. If you know you're looking at one hundred years especially if you're already a convicted felon, you better be ready to shoot back and die in the game. Don't let them take you alive. This dude would have to plea bargain just to get 60 years. Homeboy snitched on him too. They gone get that dude when he come up in there. I guess this solidifies Plies as 'real' huh? But Miami generally keeps it real though. No more of that 69 Boys booty shake crap.

deddog Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 12:04am

...what's causing "murders, rape and havoc in our society" is archaic, ineffective drug laws that precipitate violence... not the actual use or sale of the drugs, fuck you Goldberg

I'm So On! Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 8:25am

Alan no where on here says Plies was arrested, it was his manager was. A lot of people got music all wrong a lot of rappers claim 2 be dope dealers and gangstas but a lot of it is made up. Plus u gotta b pretty stupid 2 be gettin a lot of legal money and still fuckin with dope. And if a lot of this rappers aint got talent it must be something good about them cause they selling records and all on tv, the sales speaks! Dats like a lot of people hating on the south but they shit hot and its selling u dig.

Bo$$ Hogg Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 2:01am

Trick!! STFU

Alan Goldberg Says:
Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 12:17am

Another HINT to the feds that all of these criminals laundering money should be taken down. These criminal record labels, I'm talking about the big ones who know full well these NO TALENT rappers are laundering money. CBS, Sony, Interscope, BMG all of them. They are just as guilty and should also be arrested. Now you know why Plies missed his concert, he was too busy dealing DOPE! Wake up, this is bad because real talent can never get in as long as drug dealers like Black Mafia Family are buying their way in. And remember, these artist sing about what they do.. "BIRD MAN" isn't selling chicken and Fat Joe as CRACK on his license plate. This is a real problem that has to be stopped. Write to congress to stop this, drug dealing rappers and criminal record labels are causing murders, rape and havoc in our society, period!

playboy Says:
Wednesday - December 12, 2007 at 11:32pm

thats a whole lotta work...