Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola, who handled the case, stated that Collazo led a Rochester-based drug organization in which large quantities of crack cocaine and heroin were processed, packaged and resold in various quantities in Rochester. The defendant and co-defendant Luis Abril utilized multiple locations, including 617 Ridgeway Avenue in Rochester, to store, process, and distribute the narcotics, and armed themselves while doing so.
On April 24, 2014, Collazo, Abril, and others were arrested after law enforcement executed multiple search warrants in Rochester, as well as at Collazo’s residence in Orlando, Florida. The defendant and Abril were taken into custody at 617 Ridgeway Avenue where officers seized over 12 grams of cocaine packaged for sale, 200 grams of heroin, three loaded handguns, one of which was stolen, dozens of rounds of ammunition, $2,466 in U.S. currency, and paraphernalia for processing, packaging, and distributing cocaine and heroin.
In February of 2015, Abril, was sentenced to 120 months in prison.
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