Friday, January 7, 2022

Schuylkill County Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Methamphetamine Trafficking


A Schuylkill County man was sentenced on Thursday for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, David Collazo, 34, of Frackville, was sentenced on Thursday January 6, 2022, to 100 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for possession with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine.

According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Collazo previously pleaded guilty and admitted to possessing between 50 and 150 grams of highly-pure crystal methamphetamine for further distribution in the Schuylkill County area between December 2018 and February 2019.

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. O’Hara prosecuted the case.