Federal authorities indicted a Florida man Wednesday for allegedly having more than 35 pounds of cocaine and almost $200,000 in cash stashed in his Monroeville hotel room.
According to the indictment, Racoco Williams, 35, of Lauderhill, Fla., the drugs and money were found after a authorities executed a search warrant at the Extended Stay Amercia Hotel on Northern Pike in Monroeville on Aug. 29, the U.S. Attorney's office said in a press release.
Based on the generally accepted value of $30,000 per kilogram, the sezied cocaine was worth about a half-million dollars.
Williams has been detained without bond pending trial. He faces a 10-year minimum mandatory sentence if convicted.
Dillon Carr is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 412-871-2325, dcarr@tribweb.com or via Twitter @dillonswriting.
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