Isaac Wilson, a.k.a. Ike, of Waterbury
Chascity Perez of Waterbury
Fifteen defendants were arrested today. Grant has been in state custody since January 21 and Peters is still being sought.
In association with today s arrests, law enforcement executed seven search warrants and seized approximately 40,000 bags of suspected heroin, 350 grams of cocaine and 50 grams of crack cocaine. Investigators also seized nine firearms, including an AK-47-style rifle.
If convicted of the charge in the indictment, based on the type and quantities of narcotics attributable to each defendant, Foster, Jason Metz, Grant, Derek Metz, Nieves, Paulino and Smalls face a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life; Peters, Slaughter and Jackson face a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years; and Mines, Diaz, Santos, Council, Wright, Wilson and Perez face a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 year
Boston – A former employee of a family-owned plumbing business in Millbury was sentenced today for drug, money laundering and fraud convictions arising from his role in a large-scale marijuana grow operation.
Thomas Laverty of Clinton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 12 years in prison, eight years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3,100 in restitution. In January 2020, Laverty was convicted following a five-day trial of conspiring to cultivate more than 100 marijuana plants, conspiracy to launder money, cultivating marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, and later pleaded guilty to and additional charge of theft of government funds.