Luis Ruben Martinez Calderon, 26, became the fifth Kissimmee suspect to plead guilty in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He joins Quamain Alique Barber, 34, Bernardo Antonio Brea, 31, Aisha Nicolle Sanchez, ,25 and Evelyn Calderon, 57, who pled guilty to drug conspiracy charges in April and May, the Department of Justice reports. They face a minimum of five years and up to 40 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 federal agents found him in possession of a firearm. Barber’s firearm was recovered along with bags of cocaine prepared for distribution.
