Prosecutors say the pair agreed to make payments in the form of cash and cocaine to facilitate the transfer of the narcotics for at least one shipment to New York by way of a commercial airline flight from Ghana . A Russian and a Nigerian were convicted in connection with $ 100 million worth of cocaine . The men were convicted on conspiracy charges related to at least three large shipments . Konstantin Yaroshenko and Chigbo Peter Umeh were arrested in May . They are accused of conspiring to import more than 1 ton of cocaine into the United States, which is illegal under U.S. law.
A Russian and a Nigerian were convicted in connection with $ 100 million worth of cocaine . The men were convicted on conspiracy charges related to at least three large shipments . Konstantin Yaroshenko and Chigbo Peter Umeh were arrested in May . They are accused of conspiring to import more than 1 ton of cocaine into the United States, which is illegal under U.S. law.