A Winthrop man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a large-scale cocaine trafficking and money laundering operation in Massachusetts.
Fabio Quijano, 57, of Winthrop, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin on August 15, 2022, for distributing over 15 kilograms of cocaine and laundering or attempting to launder approximately $645,000 in cocaine proceeds.
According to authorities, Quijano worked with at least two other men, including co-defendant Jairo Agudelo, who previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug proceeds derived from Quijano’s large-scale cocaine trafficking business.
On June 26, 2018, Quijano delivered $135,180 of cocaine proceeds to an undercover officer posing as a money laundering intermediary acting on behalf of a Colombian money broker. On February 4, 2019, Quijano’s business partner delivered another $310,000 in drug proceeds to the undercover. In addition, Agudelo attempted to deliver $200,000 on February 18, 2019, to the undercover officer, on behalf of Quijano and his business partner, when he was stopped by police.
A search of the stash house operated by Quijano and his business partner resulted in the seizure of nearly four kilograms of cocaine, over $310,000 in cash from prior drug sales, a hydraulic kilogram press, drug packaging materials, and numerous drug ledgers.
Quijano pleaded guilty on April 8, 2022, to money laundering conspiracy, money laundering, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
The investigation was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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