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.
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.