The parties agreed to recommend the minimum statutory sentence, and his co-accused, Maria Carmelina Polanco Tavarez, also reached a deal with the prosecution.
Collado Ureña was arrested in Puerto Rico on 12 June 2017 while he was carrying out one of his drug distribution journeys.
According to a statement at the court from an agent from the US Drug Control Administration (DEA), Collado Ureña and Polanco Taveras had been trying to import 20 kilograms of cocaine from the Dominican Republic. The event was captured on audiotape.
The DEA agent said that Collado Ureña, offered a DEA informant US$60,000 to buy eight kilos of cocaine to later send it to Puerto Rico. The recorded telephone conversation stated that if the eight-kilo import was successful, they would then send 100 kilos to the island.
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Al Momento
3 April 2019