MUSKEGON, Mich. — Srecko Darnell Walker, 35, has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison for his role in operating a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation that utilized the U.S. Postal Service.
Walker received 30-year concurrent sentences for three federal drug convictions and an additional two-year sentence for violating conditions of his supervised release. The conviction followed a November 2024 federal trial, where a jury found him guilty of:
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine,
Distribution of cocaine, and
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Between 2021 and 2022, Walker worked with Steven Rasic, a Muskegon-based mail carrier, to import large quantities of cocaine from a Texas supplier, Hugo Benavides. Walker directed shipments of cocaine to vacant addresses on Rasic’s postal route, evading detection.
Both Rasic and Benavides have pleaded guilty and were sentenced separately.
Law enforcement seized five kilograms of cocaine during their investigation, which included a March 2022 shipment that Rasic attempted to recover by falsely claiming postal authority. In October 2022, agents observed Walker distributing cocaine and later recovered more drugs, cutting agents, and a digital scale from his residence.
Andrew Lawton, Acting DEA Special Agent in Charge, emphasized the significance of interagency collaboration in dismantling criminal operations.
“The DEA remains committed to continue to dismantle criminal organizations—domestic and foreign,” Lawton said. “This operation highlights the power of collaboration between agencies to ensure justice is served and our communities are protected.”
