Jacksonville Man Convicted for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring

May 4, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – A Jacksonville man was convicted of conspiring to traffic more than 30 kilograms of cocaine, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced. A Duval County jury returned the guilty verdict against Carlos Alberto Bodoy for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking ring which supplied drugs from Mexico, New York and California to drug dealers in Duval County. Bodoy and four co-defendants were prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.

“While we are making daily progress in the war against drugs within Florida’s borders, we must continue to take an aggressive approach,” said Attorney General McCollum. “We will continue to protect our communities from these individuals who disregard our laws and our safety.”

Bodoy, 32, was arrested in May 2006 after participating in two drug buys with undercover investigators, during which the officers seized more than 16 kilos of cocaine. The seized cocaine, brokered by Bodoy, had a street value of $1.4 million. The joint investigation, which was conducted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, involved the use of wire taps, surveillance and multiple search warrants, which resulted in the arrests of Bodoy and four of his co-conspirators. The case was coordinated by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force.

The jury found Bodoy guilty of one count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, 400 grams or more, a first-degree felony. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. Four co-defendants have also pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, 400 grams or more and are awaiting sentencing. A fifth individual is still a fugitive.

Source: Florida Attorney General

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