MADISON - Three Monroe men charged Tuesday with cocaine distribution arranged five drug sales with confidential informants or undercover agents totaling $8,700, according to a complaint filed in federal court.
Ferna-ndo Garcia, 30, Jorge Flores Torres, 24, and Raul Rodriguez Almanza, 20, all of 2728 9th St., remain in custody after their arrest Monday, which followed a five-month investigation, according to an affidavit by Drug Enfor-cement Adminis-tration Special Agent Craig Grywalsky.
A confidential informant working with the State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT) said on March 15 that Garcia was dealing cocaine in Monroe and that he was told by one of Garcia's roommates to contact him if he needed cocaine.
A week later, the informant said Torres had arranged to sell him 14 grams of cocaine for $400, which the informant purchased at Torres' 9th Street apartment. Torres told the informant to come back as soon as he could buy more cocaine.
On April 6, the informant said Almanza had stopped by the informant's residence and said he had two ounces of cocaine to sell and to call him when he had the money. Later that day, Almanza sold the informant two ounces of cocaine for $1,600.
On June 29, an undercover SLANT detective called Garcia seeking nine ounces of cocaine. The next day Garcia took a plate out of his refrigerator and sold the detective six ounces of cocaine for $4,600.
Garcia felt bad about not having the nine ounces of cocaine, and after getting more in Rockford, sold two informants a total of three ounces for $2,100 while at the Belvidere Oasis truck stop June 30.
After his arrest Monday, Garcia admitted to selling cocaine in southcentral Wisconsin.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Reinhard said another drug buy had been arranged since June 30 but fell through for reasons he wouldn't specify.
The men were charged by complaint Tuesday and their cases are expected to go before a grand jury Sept. 1 for formal charges.
The three men are scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 3. If convicted on one count of cocaine distribution, they each face a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Ferna-ndo Garcia, 30, Jorge Flores Torres, 24, and Raul Rodriguez Almanza, 20, all of 2728 9th St., remain in custody after their arrest Monday, which followed a five-month investigation, according to an affidavit by Drug Enfor-cement Adminis-tration Special Agent Craig Grywalsky.
A confidential informant working with the State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT) said on March 15 that Garcia was dealing cocaine in Monroe and that he was told by one of Garcia's roommates to contact him if he needed cocaine.
A week later, the informant said Torres had arranged to sell him 14 grams of cocaine for $400, which the informant purchased at Torres' 9th Street apartment. Torres told the informant to come back as soon as he could buy more cocaine.
On April 6, the informant said Almanza had stopped by the informant's residence and said he had two ounces of cocaine to sell and to call him when he had the money. Later that day, Almanza sold the informant two ounces of cocaine for $1,600.
On June 29, an undercover SLANT detective called Garcia seeking nine ounces of cocaine. The next day Garcia took a plate out of his refrigerator and sold the detective six ounces of cocaine for $4,600.
Garcia felt bad about not having the nine ounces of cocaine, and after getting more in Rockford, sold two informants a total of three ounces for $2,100 while at the Belvidere Oasis truck stop June 30.
After his arrest Monday, Garcia admitted to selling cocaine in southcentral Wisconsin.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Reinhard said another drug buy had been arranged since June 30 but fell through for reasons he wouldn't specify.
The men were charged by complaint Tuesday and their cases are expected to go before a grand jury Sept. 1 for formal charges.
The three men are scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 3. If convicted on one count of cocaine distribution, they each face a maximum of 20 years in prison.