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Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced
A Mexican national connected to a large Connecticut drug ring has been sentenced to prison.
Lorenzo Morales-Arambula, also known as “Viejo,” 59, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 22, to 156 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine and heroin, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham.
Morales-Arambula's sentencing stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI, and New Haven Police Department that included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, controlled purchases of heroin and cocaine, and seizures of bulk heroin and c…
Fairfield County Duo Busted With Heroin, Other Drugs, Following Four-Month Investigation
Following a four-month investigation, the Norwalk Police Special Services Division has busted two area men for drugs.
Larry Adams, 62, and Gerrel Young, 56, both of Norwalk, were arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 16, when officers served a search warrant at their homes, said the Norwalk Police Department.
During the search, officers seized 250 bags of heroin laced with fentanyl, powder cocaine, and cash.
Adams, known by his street name, “Black”, has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 1995, to include 10 criminal convictions, the department said.
Both men were charged…
Three Busted Dealing Drugs At Hotel In Fairfield County
Three men were nabbed along with a juvenile during the execution of two search warrants in connection with drug trafficking at a Fairfield County hotel.
The three men, including John-Rafael Heath, 33, of Bridgeport; Nino Miller-Marks, 33, of Norwalk, and Joseph Segarra-Jimenez, 22, of Bridgeport, were arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, by the detectives with the Norwalk Police Department at the Red Carpet Inn in Norwalk, said Lt. Jared Zwickler.
During the search of a room at the hotel, officers recovered illegal drugs from both a vehicle used by the men, and the hotel room cons…
Member of 'Chaca' Drug Ring Gets Two Years In Prison
A member of a 14-man, New Haven area drug trafficking ring has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Christian “Pantera” Rivera-Torres, 41, of New Haven, was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 28, in U.S. District Court to 24 months of prison on the charge of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with the intent to distribute, heroin, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Connecticut said.
Police became suspicious of Rivera-Torres while investigating another man, Malbin “Chaca” Rubiera-Herrera, for drug trafficking, While making controlled purchases of narcotics from Rubiera-Herrera in 2018, law enforcemen…
CT Dealer Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl, Other Drugs, Possessing Shotgun
A 28-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison for drug trafficking and possessing an illegal short-barrel shotgun, federal prosecutors announced.
Hartford resident Danny Castillo, 28, has been sentenced to 128 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl, other drugs, and possessing a short-barrel shotgun.
In August 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and the Hartford Police Department received a tip that Castillo and his associate, Pascual Ivan Medina, were distributing fentanyl in and around the city.
The investigatio…
