--- description: Cocaine was stuffed inside a doll of the beloved Dreamworks character title: This Minion Was Helping Out a Real-Life Villain image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Minion Was Helping Out a Real-Life Villain by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2015 4:47 PM CUT by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2015 4:47 PM CUT Authorities in New York arrested and charged a drug ring [who were receiving shipments of cocaine](http://gothamist.com/2015/08/12/pixar%5Fdrug%5Fring.php "undefined"), including a package hidden inside a doll from the movie _Minions_. Albert Fortosa, 24, of Harlem was arrested on July 2nd while allegedly accepting a package of narcotics wrapped up as gifts. “Kilos of cocaine were disguised as children’s birthday gifts, and shipped alongside innocent looking Olaf dolls and other toys, in a failed attempt to conceal the sinister contents,” said Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan in a statement. For the heroin, cocaine, MDMA and marijuana his drug ring distributed, Fortosa is thought to have been at the “top of the food chain.” No wonder he wanted a Minion to help him out. \[[_Gothamist_](http://gothamist.com/2015/08/12/pixar%5Fdrug%5Fring.php "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3996185/drug-dealing-minions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3996185/drug-dealing-minions/"},"headline":"This Minion Was Helping Out a Real-Life Villain","datePublished":"2015-08-13T16:47:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:24.599Z","description":"Cocaine was stuffed inside a doll of the beloved Dreamworks character","url":"https://time.com/3996185/drug-dealing-minions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3996185/drug-dealing-minions/","name":"This Minion Was Helping Out a Real-Life Villain"}}]}] ```