Roldin Martinez Diaz, Cocaine Trafficking, Virginia 2023

Roldin Martinez Diaz, 32, Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking in Virginia

A federal jury convicted Roldin Martinez Diaz, 32, of engaging in a conspiracy to traffic 500 grams or more of cocaine in the Eastern District of Virginia.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Martinez Diaz had a multiple-year agreement to distribute cocaine that ended upon his arrest in August 2022. This conspiracy included co-defendant Delvin Funez Perdomo, a drug distributor in Northern Virginia, and others. Funez Perdomo pleaded guilty to this conspiracy on January 23, 2023, before Senior U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton.

Evidence introduced at trial further demonstrated that Martinez Diaz negotiated and later distributed nearly half a kilogram of cocaine during two controlled purchases.

Martinez Diaz faces a mandatory minimum of 60 months and a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison when sentenced on September 15, 2023. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The prosecution is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Hahn and Assistant U.S. Attorney Maya D. Song are prosecuting the case.

The case is part of an ongoing effort to disrupt and dismantle organized crime in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/dc-man-convicted-drug-trafficking-conspiracy-0