Willie Collier, Cocaine Trafficking, New Mexico 2014

Cocaine Trafficking Ring Busted in New Mexico

Willie Collier, a 65-year-old man from Macon, Georgia, pleaded guilty to a cocaine trafficking charge in New Mexico on an unspecified date in 2014.

Collier was arrested on January 21, 2014 at the Greyhound Bus Station in Albuquerque after a search of his baggage by DEA agents revealed that he was carrying approximately 5.85 kilograms of cocaine inside a backpack.

Collier was subsequently charged in a superseding indictment filed on June 24, 2015 with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute on January 21, 2014 in Bernalillo County.

During today’s proceedings, Collier pled guilty to the superseding indictment. He admitted to possessing approximately 4.037 kilograms of cocaine on January 21, 2014, which Collier was to be paid to transport from Phoenix, Ariz. to Memphis, Tenn. to give to another individual.

The DEA's Interdiction Unit had been tracking Collier's activities, and he was caught in a sting operation. The unit focuses on disrupting the flow of narcotics, weapons, and the proceeds of illegal activities as they are smuggled into or through New Mexico in passenger buses, passenger trains, commercial vehicles and automobiles.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Rumaldo R. Armijo is prosecuting the case. Collier will be sentenced to 60 months in federal prison followed by not less than four years of supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/georgia-man-pleads-guilty-federal-cocaine-trafficking-charge-new-mexico