MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SELL KILO OF COCAINE

Sheriff's investigators arrested a man they say tried to sell a
kilogram - about 2.2 pounds - of cocaine worth as much as $86,000 on
the street. (Name redacted) of Tampa is facing charges of
trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to commit a felony. The 22-year-
old is a security guard at an Ybor City club, according to his arrest
report.

(Name redacted) first met with an undercover sheriff's investigator last week
in the parking lot of the Super Target store on Bruce B. Downs
Boulevard, the report said. He sold the detective about 2 ounces of
cocaine for $1,800. They met again about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
same place. (Name redacted), the report said, told the detective he had
obtained the drugs from a supplier, and the price for the kilo of pure
powder cocaine would be $24,000. The sale price and street value can
differ, depending on purity, sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. The
supplier Oliveras mentioned has not been arrested, he said. (Name redacted)
remained in the county jail in Land O'Lakes on Thursday. Bail was set
at $150,000.