2 drug dealers sentenced for murder following ICE HSI investigation in Florida
The duo wrongly believed their victim stole $90K in drugs from them
MIAMI — A pair of drug traffickers murdered a Miami man because they believed he stole $90,000 in drugs that were actually seized by law enforcement in 2022. Homeland Security Investigations and its federal partners investigated the case in which two U.S. citizens — Tsvia Kol and Jimmy Sanchez — pleaded guilty to using a firearm to cause death and conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine.
Kol, of Hallandale, Florida, was sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison April 10. Jimmy Sanchez, of Spring Valley, California, was sentenced to 27 years and six months on the same day.
“This pair of criminals valued their drug haul more than they valued a human life,” said ICE Director Todd M. Lyons. “They accused the victim of stealing about 11 pounds of meth and murdered him in cold blood, and now they’re going to spend the next few decades in prison. Getting dangerous drug dealers — and the poisons they peddle — off American streets is truly a whole-of-government approach, and I’m proud of the HSI special agents who worked closely with the DEA, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office, the Hialeah Police Department and the San Diego Sheriff’s Office to put these two behind bars.”
According to court documents, Kol and Sanchez murdered their victim after confronting him in a hotel room that they had rented. Kol gave Sanchez a firearm, and while inside the room, the victim called 911. The recorded call captured the sounds of a physical altercation and gunshots.
Hotel security footage revealed Kol and Sanchez fleeing the property. The victim’s body was not discovered until the following day. Sanchez admitted he shot and murdered the victim, and Kol admitted that she was an accomplice.
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Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.gov)
