Flippa Mafia Arrested After Wiretaps And iCloud Photos Link Him To New NJ Drug Ring
Dancehall artist Flippa Mafia, the self-styled “Flossing King,” has been charged in a New Jersey federal drug conspiracy case built partly on evidence from his Apple account and intercepted phone calls.
The criminal complaint, which was unsealed on Monday and obtained by DancehallMag, named Flippa, whose real name is Andrew Davis, Damion Jones, Clifford Brown, and James McBride.
Prosecutors say the four men are accused of conspiring to possess and distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine, at least 400 grams of fentanyl, and at least five kilograms of cocaine between August 2025 and May 2026.
The complaint noted that Flippa was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering. He had received a 25-year sentence but was paroled from state prison in October 2022.
Flippa was allegedly back in the business by last summer.
Investigators first tied him to the alleged drug trafficking organization on August 18, 2025, when cameras caught him dropping a heavy bag at Jones’s house and leaving “two minutes later” with an empty one. Two days after that, agents searched a storage unit in Jones’s name and found 5,339 grams of meth, nearly a kilo of fentanyl, carfentanil and xylazine, and a suspected cutting agent.
Flippa’s Apple iCloud account also produced evidence, including a video from August 1 showing him filming bags of suspected drugs, plus photos of shipping labels. One label allegedly matched a FedEx package intercepted in Pennsylvania holding five pounds of meth and a kilo of cocaine.
The complaint also leans heavily on intercepted phone calls, which show Flippa trying, and failing, to play it safe.
In March, he told one caller that he was done with the “boss thing” because that role almost gave him life in prison. “I’m just glad for my freedom. I’m not doing any boss thing because [INHALES] the boss thing nearly gave me life in prison,” Flippa said. He continued: “When they say you’re the boss, when you get in trouble, life they want to give me!”
Flippa allegedly said he preferred not to deal with “the crowd and the many crews,” adding that he had friends and loved them, “but I can’t bother with it.” According to the transcript, he told the caller: “I’m done with those things.”
However, federal agents interpreted the call differently. The affidavit says Flippa appeared to be explaining that he needed to minimize his criminal exposure by avoiding a leadership role, limiting co-conspirators, and protecting his own interests “when the problem comes.”
In a separate March 18 call, Flippa allegedly spoke openly about the tension between wanting to spend and not wanting to attract attention. He told an unidentified female that his “bills used to be way more” but that he had adjusted them to a level he could manage “in case of anything.”
“I don’t want to put my hand too far where I cannot reach it. Swear to God,” he further told the female caller.
Flippa spoke about wanting a Lamborghini, but said he needed to be careful before upgrading his Mercedes-Benz. He told the woman he needed to “get a business first” because a luxury car would bring scrutiny. “I’m going to draw extra attention to myself and if the heat comes and the problems come, you will hear that I’m an idiot. And this and that,” he allegedly said.
The woman appeared to caution him against showing off. “You can’t let hype cause you to go do f–kery,” she told him.
Flippa agreed, saying he had already been through that before. “What do I have to prove to people?! I don’t have anything to prove to anybody!” he allegedly said. “Whether I’m driving this or I’m driving anything at all, my name is still the same!”
The complaint says investigators watched Flippa throughout April and early May as he allegedly moved bags between Brown’s Oak Lane home, McBride’s residence, and Jones Restaurant, while recorded calls allegedly captured discussions about drug quantities, money, and supply problems.
The investigation culminated on May 9, after agents watched a suspected drug package delivered to the Oak Lane home via the U.S. Postal Service. Search warrants allegedly turned up about 10 pounds of suspected meth and two kilograms of suspected cocaine at Oak Lane, plus more than one kilogram of suspected cocaine at McBride’s home.
The complaint says the drugs found at Oak Lane included the methamphetamine Flippa had allegedly planned to provide to Jones for further distribution.
Flippa appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio yesterday when the charges were unsealed.
He remains in the custody of the United States Marshal until a bail hearing on May 14.