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Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Involvement In Drug Trafficking Ring Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Involvement In Drug Trafficking Ring
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Involvement In Drug Trafficking Ring A Fairfield County man will spend years in prison after being sentenced for his role in a family-run drug trafficking ring that operated in Westchester and Connecticut. Juan Carlos Figueroa, 40, of Norwalk, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 35 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that March and June 2018, Figueroa and others trafficked kilogram quantities of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, from a source of supply in New Rochelle, into Norwalk and the surround…

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Mexican Nationals Sentenced For Drug Ring Involving Westchester, Fairfield Counties Mexican Nationals Sentenced For Drug Ring Involving Westchester, Fairfield Counties
Mexican Nationals Sentenced For Drug Ring Involving Westchester, Fairfield Counties A pair of Mexican nationals living in Fairfield County illegally have been sentenced in Bridgeport federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking operation that brought cocaine and methamphetamine to and from New York and Connecticut. Jaime Lopez, 37, and his brother, Rafael Lopez-Macias, 46, both citizens of Mexico last known to be living in Norwalk who were involved in drug trafficking have been sentenced in Bridgeport federal court, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Lopez-Macias received a term of 120 months in prison after pleading guilty in March to one count of possession wit…

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Mexican National Who Lived In Norwalk Admits To Cocaine Trafficking Charge Mexican National Who Lived In Norwalk Admits To Cocaine Trafficking Charge
Mexican National Who Lived In Norwalk Admits To Cocaine Trafficking Charge A Mexican national living in Fairfield County illegally has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking operation that brought cocaine and methamphetamine from New York into Connecticut. Jaime Lopez, 37, a citizen of Mexico last known to live in Norwalk pleaded guilty in district court in Bridgeport this week to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of reentry of a removed alien. Between March and June last year, Lopez conspired with his brother, Rafael Lopez-Macias and others to traffic large quantities of c…

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Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County
Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County A Mexican national who repeatedly illegally entered the country has admitted to his role in trafficking methamphetamine and other drugs from New York to Connecticut. Rafael Lopez-Macias, a citizen of Mexico last known to reside in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to narcotics trafficking and immigration offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In June 1998, Lopez-Macias was convicted in California on charges that included cocaine trafficking, Durham said. In February 2001, he was deported to Mexico. Lopez-Macias proceeded to illegally reenter the country i…

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