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Authorities say they planned to bring it to area

By Rick Armon
Beacon Journal staff writer

Authorities arrested two men who they say are part of a major cocaine and marijuana distribution network in Summit County, Sheriff Drew Alexander announced Monday.

Sergio Abraham Durazo, 41, a Mexican national living in Tucson, Ariz., and Jesse Edwardo Cecena, 50, also of Tucson, were arrested last week after an undercover operation that involved Durazo allegedly promising to ship 500 pounds of marijuana to Akron, authorities said.

Durazo was identified as the alleged supplier for a major area drug trafficking network that was busted last year. The operation, allegedly headed by Chevaliee G. Robinson, 29, of Tallmadge, was distributing about 15,000 pounds of marijuana a year in the Akron area, authorities said.

Durazo and Cecena have been charged in federal court in Cleveland with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 pounds or more of marijuana.

According to a sworn statement filed in court, Durazo was promising earlier this month to deliver 500 pounds of marijuana to Akron.

He and Cecena were arrested Wednesday in Richfield after allegedly telling an informant that the marijuana was in Fort Wayne, Ind., and someone needed to go get it.

The marijuana was not recovered because authorities didn't want to send agents into an unknown situation, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Bulford said.

Durazo and Cecena are to appear today in federal court for a preliminary hearing.

They allegedly are responsible for delivering almost 370 pounds of cocaine with a street value of more than $4.7 million, and more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana worth $39.6 million to Robinson's operation, authorities said.

In December, authorities said that they had dismantled Robinson's alleged network. The investigation, dubbed ''Skyhook,'' resulted in 13 arrests of people in Akron, Tallmadge, Clinton and Atlanta.

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, and drug task forces in Summit and Medina counties have been involved in the investigation.


Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com.

Authorities arrested two men who they say are part of a major cocaine and marijuana distribution network in Summit County, Sheriff Drew Alexander announced Monday.

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