Multi-Agency Operation Results in Arrest of Kona Man for Multiple Offenses

A coordinated, multi-agency law enforcement operation involving the Hawai’i Police Department (HPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the United States Secret Service resulted in the arrest of Luis Pagano Colon, 45, after investigators executed three search warrants.

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.

Following the execution of the search warrants, Pagano Colon was arrested and charged with the following offenses:

• 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

After conferring with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Friday, September 11, Pagano Colon was charged with the above-mentioned offenses, and bail was set at $632,000.00. He remains in custody awaiting his initial court appearance.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department remains committed to working alongside its federal partners to identify, investigate, and hold accountable individuals who traffic illegal drugs.

Police ask anyone with information regarding this investigation to please contact Vice West Detective Marco Segobia at (808) 326-4646, ext. 3226, or by email at Marco.Segobia@hawaiipolice.gov.