(BIVN) – A Kona man has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses following a multi-agency operation in West Hawaiʻi.
Luis Pagano Colon, 45, was recently arrested after investigators executed three search warrants. The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports the operation involved their department, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the United States Secret Service.
Police say:
The joint operation targeted criminal activity involving illegal narcotics, firearms, prohibited weapons, and ammunition. Investigators executed three separate search warrants at locations associated with Pagano Colon, resulting in the recovery of eight firearms, approximately 31 grams of methamphetamine, numerous rounds of ammunition, and other evidence related to the investigation.
After conferring with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Friday, September 11, Pagano Colon was charged with:
- Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree
- Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the Second Degree
- Three counts of Possession of Prohibited Weapons
- Ownership or Possession Prohibited
- Eight counts of Ownership or Possession of Firearms
- Two counts of Possession of Prohibited Ammunition
Bail for Pagano was set at $632,000.
“The Hawaiʻi Police Department remains committed to working alongside its federal partners to identify, investigate, and hold accountable individuals who traffic illegal drugs,” police stated.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact Vice West Detective Marco Segobia at (808) 326-4646, ext. 3226, or by email at Marco.Segobia@hawaiipolice.gov.
