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Feds: Drugs sold out of local grocery stores by Hartford-area trafficking ring FacebookTwitterEmail 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. ....