A Mexican man, Edgar Fernando Neri aka “Colocho,” who was brokering large amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine while working as a bartender in Tifton, was sentenced to federal prison for his crime.
Neri, age 22, of Guadalajara, was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison after he previously pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system.
Neri’s prison sentence is to be followed by three years of supervised release.
According to court documents, GBI agents developed a confidential source in late August 2021 who had information regarding the distribution of methamphetamine in Tifton (Tift County). The confidential source had been purchasing drugs from a local bartender known as “Colocho.” During the investigation, Neri discussed moving pounds of methamphetamine, multiple kilos of cocaine, as well as the purchase of body armor, rifles, a rocket launcher and rockets with his supplier in Los Angeles, California.
Multiple controlled purchases of methamphetamine were made from Neri, and Neri arranged for shipments of more methamphetamine and fentanyl pills from his L.A. source. Packages containing three pounds of methamphetamine and 1,990 blue fentanyl pills were sent from Neri’s source in L.A. to Tifton in Oct. 2021; Neri was taken into custody on Oct. 19, 2021. Neri is being held responsible for distributing 1,290.93 grams of actual methamphetamine based on the high level of purity of the methamphetamine involved and 1,990 pills containing fentanyl and weighing 205.92 grams.