Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Luis Ruben Martinez Calderon (26, Kissimmee) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Martinez Calderon is the final defendant to plead guilty in this case.
Name |
Date of Plea |
Charges |
Maximum Penalties |
Luis Ruben Martinez Calderon (26, Kissimmee) |
June 5, 2025 | Drug conspiracy | Minimum 5 years, up to 40 years in federal prison |
Quamain Alique Barber (34, Kissimmee) |
April 30, 2025 |
Drug conspiracy Possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking |
Minimum 5 years, up to 40 years in federal prison Minimum 5 years, up to life in federal prison to run consecutive |
Bernardo Antonio Brea (31, Kissimmee) |
April 22, 2025 |
Drug conspiracy Possession of firearm by convicted felon |
20 years in federal prison 15 years in federal prison |
Aisha Nicolle Sanchez (25, Kissimmee) | May 20, 2025 | Drug conspiracy | Minimum 5 years, up to 40 years in federal prison |
Evelyn Calderon (57, Kissimmee) | May 13, 2025 | Drug conspiracy | Minimum 5 years, up to 40 years in federal prison |
According to the plea agreements filed in the case, Martinez Calderon regularly supplied retail dealers such as Barber from his apartment in Kissimmee, where he lived with his girlfriend, Sanchez. In January 2025, Barber sold cocaine to an undercover officer, and immediately drove to Martinez Calderon to be resupplied.
The investigation also revealed that Martinez Calderon supplied Barber with cocaine that Martinez Calderon stored with his mother, Evelyn Calderon, who resupplied him when needed. Sanchez helped to recover a suitcase with at least two kilograms of cocaine from the mother’s home for Martinez Calderon to distribute. In late January 2025, Martinez Calderon worked with Brea to obtain cocaine for Barber to distribute.
On February 6, 2025, when a series of arrest warrants were executed, Brea and Barber were found to be in possession of firearms. Brea was prohibited from possessing firearms because he was previously convicted of felonies, including possessing a firearm as a convicted felon to which he pleaded guilty one week before he was found in possession of a firearm by federal agents. Barber’s firearm was recovered along with bags of cocaine prepared for distribution.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Kissimmee Police Department, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, and the Florida Highway Patrol. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dana E. Hill.
This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at www.justice.gov/OCDETF.