Carlos Gentil Ordonez Martinez, a notorious Colombian narcotrafficker, has been sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Edward R. Korman for conspiracy to internationally distribute cocaine in New York. The sentence was handed down in federal court in Brooklyn on January 1, 2023.
Ordonez Martinez pleaded guilty to the charge in November 2019 and was arrested in Panama on June 12, 2018. He was extradited to the United States on July 12, 2018. As part of the sentence, the Court entered a forfeiture money judgment of $10 million.
The sentencing was announced by Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Ray Donovan, Special Agent-in-Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division (DEA), and Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI), Dermot F. Shea, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), and Kevin P. Bruen, Acting Superintendent, New York State Police (NYSP).
According to court filings and proceedings, from 2009 through 2014, Ordonez Martinez participated in a massive international drug trafficking conspiracy responsible for trafficking tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from laboratories in the Colombian jungle to intermediary locations in Central America and Mexico by sea, before the cocaine was transported to the United States. Ordonez Martinez supplied the conspiracy with the cocaine it trafficked and also owned a portion of the multi-ton shipments of cocaine that the organization dispatched from Colombia to intermediary locations, including Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, before being sent to the United States where it was sold.
Ordonez Martinez received a conservatively estimated $10,000,000 for his involvement in the conspiracy. The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, and other priority targets.
“It is fitting that the defendant, who trafficked in massive amounts of cocaine to be sold at high prices in the United States, will now pay for his crimes by forfeiting his freedom for more than 17 years and forfeiting $10 million in criminal proceeds,” stated Acting United States Attorney Kasulis. “This Office and its law enforcement partners will continue to work tirelessly to bring national and international narcotraffickers to justice.”
“Today’s sentencing sends a resounding message that HSI Special Agents are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to aggressively uncover, dismantle and disrupt transnational organizations who conspire to distribute cocaine,” stated HSI Special Agent-in-Charge Fitzhugh. “Ordonez Martinez’s sentencing and $10 million forfeiture reinforces local and federal law enforcement commitment to bring to justice those individuals and organizations who seek to profit from selling dangerous controlled substances that tear at the very fabric of our community.”
The case is a significant victory for law enforcement and a testament to the dedication and hard work of the investigators and prosecutors involved.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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