Feds: Drugs sold out of local grocery stores by Hartford-area trafficking ring
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A file photo of members of the DEA. Investigators with the DEA Tactical Diversion Squad and the FBI Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force arrested four individuals on a federal criminal complaint on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in connection with drug trafficking in the Hartford, Conn., area.Getty Images / Contributed
Four men were taken into custody Tuesday on a criminal complaint in connection with a drug trafficking ring that operated out of grocery stores in the Hartford area, according to federal prosecutors.
Rey “Rueben” Urena, 21, of Waterbury; Yan Ryes, 34, a citizen of the Dominican Republic living in Hartford; Ramon Vargas, 20, of Hartford; and Jose Lora, 27, of Hartford were each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 3, 2021, United States District Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Jose Fontanez, 33, to 120 months in prison following his guilty plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute in Vermont one kilogram or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, and 500 grams or more of cocaine between 2010 and November 26, 2018.
According to Court records, in November of 2018, an informant working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Vermont State Police Drug Task Force placed 11 recorded phone calls to Fontanez, also known as “Chiqui,” arranging the purchase of heroin. The FBI Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force watched as Fontanez travelled from his stash house in Hartford, Connecticut to a planned meeting location in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where Fontanez was arrested by the FBI Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force.
Feds: Hartford fentanyl dealer gets more than 5 years in jail
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The Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse, the home of U.S. District Court in New Haven, at 141 Church St.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media
HARTFORD A city man who distributed fentanyl while on federal supervised release will spend five and a half years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Yacov “C-Low” Ocasio, 24, was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to serve 66 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
He pleaded guilty on Nov. 5, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of fentanyl.
Feds: Hartford Latin Kings member gets prison on drug, gun offenses
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HARTFORD A member of the Latin Kings gang operating out of the Hartford area was sentenced this week to more than seven years in prison on drug and gun charges, according to federal prosecutors.
Judge Kari A. Dooley sentenced Jason “Hood” Figueroa, 31, to 87 months in prison during a video conference hearing on Wednesday due to the ongoing pandemic. Dooley also sentenced Figueroa’s prison term to be followed by three years of supervised release.
On Nov. 23, 2020, Figueroa also known as “Hoodie” pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of crack and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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