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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Zevion La’Quawn Collins (30, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of pure or actual methamphetamine. Collins faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.

According to court documents, between April 2023 and the time of his arrest on June 17, 2024, Collins distributed methamphetamine, cocaine base (crack), and marijuana in Jacksonville, Florida. During this time, federal agents observed Collins conduct multiple drug transactions, including on 6 separate occasions, during which Collins sold one to two ounces of pure methamphetamine at a time. On June 17, 2024, agents executed a search warrant at Collins’ stash house on Ken Knight Drive in Jacksonville, and arrested Collins on federal drug charges. From this residence, agents seized approximately $4,970 in U.S. currency, and a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Aakash Singh.

This case is part of Operation Ice Drop, an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. 

           

Updated January 7, 2025

Topic
Drug Trafficking