Affidavit Recounts Tale of Cocaine Wealth

A young, prosperous Woodland Hills man told undercover detectives that he distributed more than a kilogram of cocaine per week in the Southwest Los Angeles area and financed a number of real estate deals with money he made from selling the drug, according to an affidavit filed in Los Angeles Municipal Court.

Tony Logan, 24, told an investigator from the state Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement that that he owned a $400,000 house, a 1983 Mercedes-Benz and a number of other homes and cars because of his cocaine transactions, according to an affidavit written by another investigator in support of a warrant to search Logan’s home. Logan added that he had $50,000 in a safe deposit box, and that most of his money was buried in the ground, the affidavit said.

Logan, along with his brother Frank, 26, brother-in-law Louis Mosley, 27, and Hugh Sample, described as an associate, were arrested Feb. 8 after Logan bought five kilograms of cocaine from undercover agents, according to the affidavit.

Since his arrest, Logan has been held in the Los Angeles County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing on March 15 in Los Angeles Municipal Court. His alleged accomplices are being held in lieu of $150,000 bail.

The affidavit said Logan and his associates “are involved in cocaine trafficking and have been for some time.” However, investigators Wednesday declined to specify how long Logan may have been involved in narcotics, or the extent of his other business dealings.

Undercover agents posing as drug dealers met with Logan in January to discuss his interest in buying cocaine from them, according to the affidavit. Logan told the agents about his Southwest Los Angeles distribution of the drug and said “he had been dealing cocaine and other ‘dope’ in Compton and Los Angeles for more than 10 years,” the affidavit said.

In other conversations with investigators, Logan said that his only occupation was selling “dope,” according to the affidavit. When asked by detectives what he did with the money he made from cocaine transactions, Logan said that he had been buying and reselling homes that were in foreclosure, the affidavit said.

‘Columbian Connection’

During initial negotiations with Logan on Jan. 24, one of the investigators told Logan that he had a “Columbian connection” who could possibly sell him a kilogram of cocaine for $33,000 to $35,000 if he and an accomplice were willing to purchase five kilograms at a time, the affidavit said.

The investigators later arranged for Logan to meet the “connection,” who was actually another investigator, the affidavit said. Logan told the “connection” that he “could handle up to 10 kilos of cocaine per week,” the affidavit said.

Logan, along with his brother, Mosley and Sample, agreed to buy five kilograms, or about 10 pounds of cocaine, for $150,000 on Feb. 8, the affidavit said.

An attorney for Logan could not be reached for comment.

Well-Appointed House

Officials said the house where Logan lives in the 4500 block of San Blas Avenue is on a hill in Woodland Hills, with a view of the San Fernando Valley. The two-story house appears to be newly constructed and has about seven large rooms and three bathrooms. Officials estimated the cost of the house to be more than $250,000.

A neighbor of Logan said Logan’s family, including his wife and two sons, moved into the neighborhood about six months ago.

“I never really said anything to him but ‘Hi,’ but he seemed really nice,” said the neighbor, who asked not to be identified. “However, I could never figure out what he did. He was gone all the time, never home.”