A Jacksonville man, Zevion La’Quawn Collins, has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge. United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Collins, aged 30, admitted to conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, with the possibility of life imprisonment. A sentencing date is yet to be determined.
Court documents reveal that between April 2023 and his arrest on June 17, 2024, Collins was involved in distributing methamphetamine, cocaine base (crack), and marijuana in Jacksonville, Florida. Federal agents observed him conducting multiple drug transactions during this period. On six occasions, he sold one to two ounces of pure methamphetamine at a time. His arrest followed a search warrant executed at his stash house on Ken Knight Drive in Jacksonville, where agents seized approximately $4,970 in cash and a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol.
The investigation was carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Aakash Singh is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Operation Ice Drop under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) initiative. OCDETF aims to identify and dismantle high-level drug traffickers and criminal organizations through a coordinated approach involving various law enforcement agencies.