GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A 39-year-old Grand Rapids man faces the possibility of life in federal prison after a federal jury convicted him of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Cordairo Lambert was arrested in July 2025 after picking up one of two packages sent from Arizona to two addresses about seven blocks apart in Grand Rapids. Authorities said they seized the two packages containing dryer sheets, school supplies, candies and nearly three pounds of cocaine.
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Lambert had reportedly been under federal investigation for roughly a year before his arrest. Postal inspectors in Arizona seized a package in July 2024 addressed to a Grand Rapids residence that contained more than a pound of cocaine.
Inspectors identified Lambert on surveillance video mailing the 2024 parcel from Arizona. Authorities said he had prior drug trafficking and firearm felonies in both federal and state courts and that he frequently traveled to Arizona, often crossing the border into Mexico, around the time the drug packages were mailed.
When a Grand Rapids police officer attempted to arrest him in July 2025, Lambert reportedly ran away and hid before surrendering to police.
On Monday, June 8, a federal jury found Lambert guilty. He is expected to be sentenced in fall 2026 and faces a possible life sentence in federal prison.