Zevion La’Quawn Collins, 31, of Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard. The sentence follows Collins’s guilty plea on January 7, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of pure or actual methamphetamine.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Howard ordered Collins to forfeit $4,970 in cash, identified as proceeds from his illegal activities. He must also forfeit a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol and all ammunition seized with the firearm, which the court determined were used to further the drug conspiracy.
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According to court documents, Collins was involved in methamphetamine distribution in Jacksonville between April 2023 and his arrest on June 17, 2024. Federal agents conducted surveillance during this period, observing Collins engage in multiple drug transactions. On six separate occasions, Collins sold between one and two ounces of pure methamphetamine per transaction.
On June 17, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Collins’s Jacksonville stash house, leading to his arrest on federal drug charges. During the search, agents seized approximately $4,970 in cash and the loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol.
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The investigation into this case was a collaborative effort involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by former Assistant United States Attorney Aakash Singh and Assistant United States Attorney Rachel Lasry.
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