Pubdate: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL) Copyright: 2006 St. Petersburg Times Contact: http://www.sptimes.com/letters/ Website: http://www.sptimes.com/home.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/419 Note: Printed in Pasco County edition Note: MAP archives articles exactly as published, except that our editors may redact the names and addresses of accused persons who have not been convicted of a crime, if those named are not otherwise public figures or officials. 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. - --- MAP posted-by: Amy