A St. Thomas man has pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Friday.
According to court documents, in January 2022, Yefri Martinez Herrera brokered a 200-kilogram cocaine deal with individuals later revealed to be a confidential source and an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent. On Feb. 2, 2022, Martinez Herrera agreed to sell the undercover agent 86 kilograms of cocaine as part of that 200-kilogram deal. Federal agents later executed a search warrant on Martinez Herrera’s home in Frenchtown, where 87 kilograms of cocaine and a Glock pistol were seized. Martinez Herrera was taken into custody after an agent found him hiding inside a bedroom closet.
