FLORIDA — An inmate at a federal prison in Miami has pleaded guilty to drug charges after reportedly being found with more than 50 grams of cocaine.
Pedro Jose Collazo-Prieto, an inmate serving a 60-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Miami, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
According to the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Florida (USAO), during a routine search at FCI Miami, correctional officers found Mr Collazo-Prieto with more than 50 grams of cocaine. The cocaine was reportedly divided among 21 plastic baggies, with one larger, unsealed plastic bag found also containing cocaine.
In addition to the cocaine, Collazo-Prieto was said to be found with more than 17 grams of marijuana.
The sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 31 before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez. Collazo-Prieto faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey B. Veltri of the FBI, Miami Field Office, and Warden Grant Heuett of the FCI, Bureau of Prisons (BOP) made the announcement.
The FBI Miami, Homestead Resident Agency, and BOP’s Special Investigative Section (SIS) investigated the case. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Noonan-Pomada is prosecuting it.
