March 20, 2007 @ 11:38 am
Former Akon-Affiliated Label Raided in Sting Op
A police raid on Block Royal headquarters yielded over 700 grams of cocaine and crack.
Block Royal Entertainment headquarters were raided by Jersey City Police yesterday and yielded over 700 grams of cocaine and crack, $30,000, four handguns, hollow-point ammunition, four vehicles, and a bulletproof vest, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio.
The studio was founded by Akon's former road manager Robert "Screw" Montanez, who was murdered in 2004 in a confrontation with a man trying to rob Capone of Capone-N-Noreaga. Akon, whose early career was promoted via Block Royal, was with Montanez at the time of his death.
According to DeFazio, Block Royal's music business side was an alleged front for a drug operation. Jersey City police had been casing the headquarters for over six months before the time of the raid, part of a sting op they called "Operation Royal Flush." Nine men were arrested and face both state and federal drug distribution charges.
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Comments
1.
BLOCK ROYAL 413 says:
to all who hates on B.R. dont bother cause we are not going anyware,we will not vanish its block royal 4 life.
August 18, 2007 at 12:23 pm
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tommy says:
IN THE END IT WILL BE KNOWN R.I.P
TO MY BROTHERS LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALL DAY. 1
August 9, 2007 at 12:39 am
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NICOLE says:
I CAN'T BELIEVE A GROWN ASS MAN WOULD PUNK A 14 YR OLD CHILD. IF THAT'S NOT LAME I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS...G-UNOT!
April 6, 2007 at 6:07 am
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2tone says:
first of all let me clear a couple of things up.how do u let a man that passes dreams just die? never and this is the reason y im here 2day representing block royal. 2 all of use that hate on us f**k it. now for the record the cops never ran up in the block royal studios & offices,of course u already know when your trying 2 do the write thing theres always people 2 drag u threw the dirt and do there best 2 make it seem like your doing the wrong thing.remember block royal wasnt made up from judges & lawyers block royal meens be royal 2 your block & that is all over the world. now this movement is a way for us 2 help eachother 2 make it out of society in a positive fashion of course theres going 2 be a couple that make bad decisions & do the wrong thing,thats only human.but it still doesnt stop the positive part of the machine. for instance what happens when theres a crooked cop does that meen there all crooked negative. what happens when a priest rapes a kid are they all rapest negative. so all you people that are down gradeing the block royal movement your crazy cause it will never stop its spreading like a disease (its 2 late 2 hate)
April 4, 2007 at 3:25 am
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April 1, 2007 at 1:56 pm
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Zachary O Daniels says:
Maa everybody that didn' t make it in the game ,i bless you.RIP TO ALL THE FALLIN
March 24, 2007 at 10:17 am
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Zachary O Daniels says:
Lets face it, if you don't know what you r doing in them steets.Don't play with fire cuz it burns. TOO ALL MY PEOPLE THATS OUT THERE! STAY ON THE F...ING PORCH!ITS A GAME FOR PEOPLE THATS GAME ITS NOT FOR FAME. OVER AND OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 24, 2007 at 10:08 am
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dee says:
CORRECTION i meant the 3 comments under my last comment!!
March 22, 2007 at 9:41 am
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dee says:
First off, I agree with the 1st 3 comments! I also think everyone needs to get over it already, BR died when Tito died RIP, and thats it! Tito nor Akon has anything to do with this! they should have let it go 2 years ago but no they want to use his name in vain, bunch of losers. they just getting what they deserve! do your time, shut up, man up and get over it! its done! and best believe that Tito's case will get solved! R.I.P Tito, WB & G-money, love you guys! Free Anthony, Raul & Fredo and all the other ORIGINAL BLOCK ROYAL dudes, if you not from Baldwin & Fleet you not BR! All these groupies need to fall back already!
March 22, 2007 at 9:39 am
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PYO Entertainment says:
I know Akon is glad he bounced when he did! www.putyourselfout.net
March 21, 2007 at 9:40 pm
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original stunna says:
and the truth shall unfold. rip. Roberto A. "Screw" Montnez. Block Royal should have been left alone when he passed away. He stood for something which was love loyalty and respect. now the new CEO of Block Royal stood for everything but that, in fact he stood for GREED! and now he'll get what he deserves! god don't like ugly!
March 21, 2007 at 4:34 pm
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Block royal mami says:
I can't believe they EVEN mentioned Robert Montanez's name...he had nothing to do with THIS WHOLE MESS!!! May he R.I.P. AND WHOEVER had something to do with his MURDER WILL PAY FOR IT!!!! BEST BELIEVE THIS CASE WILL GET SOLVED...His family will see Justice served! That's the way it's going down....
March 21, 2007 at 2:15 pm
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BB says:
so ya'll want the nigga to snitch?
March 21, 2007 at 11:31 am
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mildred artis says:
Well he has to know something cause Block Royal is apart of Upfront/Konvict records now
March 21, 2007 at 11:06 am
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octavia says:
I agree more than anybody, he knows something.
March 21, 2007 at 9:53 am
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mac peezy says:
damn! i think that akon got somethang 2 do with that becuz he been there before and also he know whats going on with the murder of his former road manager also
March 21, 2007 at 3:49 am