Waterbury, Connecticut – Two men from Waterbury have been charged with cocaine trafficking offenses.
CHRISTOPHER JUSINO-RODRIGUEZ, 30, and CHADDIEL FERRER, 28, both of Waterbury, have been accused of trafficking large quantities of cocaine.
According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department, an investigation led by the agencies discovered that Jusino-Rodriguez and Ferrer were involved in a cocaine trafficking operation.
On October 20, 2022, investigators conducted court-authorized searches of three locations in Waterbury and seized approximately six kilograms of cocaine, nine firearms, including an AR-15 rifle, high-capacity magazines and numerous rounds of ammunition, and $132,365 in cash.
A total of approximately 18 kilograms of cocaine have been seized during the investigation.
Jusino-Rodriguez and Ferrer are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life, and one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.
The indictment was returned on December 7, 2022 and was unsealed following Ferrer’s federal arrest on December 21. Jusino-Rodriguez was arrested on the indictment on December 14. Both defendants are detained pending trial.
U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This matter is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department, with the assistance of the Connecticut State Police Violent Crimes Task Force.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Konstantin Lantsman and Natasha M. Freismuth.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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