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Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Dominican National Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking In Connecticut Dominican National Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking In Connecticut
Dominican National Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking In Connecticut A Dominican national who had already been deported twice is heading to prison for trafficking heroin in Connecticut and other immigration offenses. Jorge Taveras-DeJesus, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, who formerly lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for distributing heroin and for illegally reentering the country after he was deported. The arrest of the 36-year-old Taveras-DeJesus came following a DEA Hartford Task Force investigation into a heroin trafficking organization operating in Connecticut,…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine
Mexican National Sentenced After I-84 Stop Leads To Discovery Of Cocaine A Mexican national who has previously been deported from the United States is going to spend the next five years behind bars after pleading guilty to trafficking nearly five kilograms of cocaine in an around Fairfield County. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Monday that 44-year-old Luis Palacios Ortiz, who is a citizen of Mexico has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, following by 10 years of supervised released for drug and immigration offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 13, 2017, Connecticut S…

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by Zak Failla