Hello Everyone,
Evelyn here,
You have heard the saying, "Crime does not pay". Well, trafficking in illegal drugs certainly did not pay for one Collier County man who is now going to served a sentence of eighty-five months in state prison. Collazo-Lopez was arrested in January 2006 after selling cocaine to undercover agents twice last year. Below is the news release from the Office of the General, Charlie Crist.
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Collier County Man Gets 7 Years for Cocaine Trafficking
Charlie Crist
Attorney General
News Release
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Date of release: August 14, 2006
Collier County Man Gets 7 Years for Cocaine Trafficking
TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Charlie Crist today announced that a
Collier County man has been sentenced to 85 months in state prison after
pleading guilty to trafficking in cocaine. Yudemich Collazo-Lopez pled
guilty to trafficking in more than $3,400 worth of drugs.
Acting on information from a confidential informant, authorities
purchased four ounces of cocaine from Collazo-Lopez, 24, during two
separate controlled buys in December 2004 and January 2005. Collazo-Lopez
was arrested in January 2006. The investigation and arrest were conducted
by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and Collazo-Lopez was prosecuted by
Crist’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
"Illegal drugs threaten our families and tear apart our communities,"
said Crist. "Drug dealers have no place in our neighborhoods and must be
prevented from harming countless Floridians."
Collazo-Lopez pled guilty to two counts of trafficking in cocaine, 28
grams or more, and one count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, 28 grams
or more. Both charges are first-degree felonies and carry a minimum
mandatory sentence of three years in state prison. A co-conspirator, Osmani
Martinez, 34, was also arrested in January for participating in one of the
buys. He is charged with one count of trafficking in cocaine, 28 grams or
more, and one count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, 28 grams or more.
Those charges are pending.
In addition to the prison sentence, Collazo-Lopez was ordered to pay
$150,000 in fines and investigative costs. The sentence was handed down by
Collier County Circuit Court Judge Franklin G. Baker.
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Evelyn out.
