BOSTON – A New York man is behind bars after a lengthy investigation into a cocaine trafficking organization.
Felix Baez Munoz, 35, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a DTO that trafficked kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Innocuous consumer goods, such as air fryers, were used to hide the cocaine inside packages that were addressed to various addresses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Federal agents surveilled Baez Munoz in May 2020 as he transported a duffle bag from Massachusetts to New York. After stopping him in New York, he consented to a search of the duffle bag, which resulted in the seizure of $387,030 of suspected drug proceeds.
U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division; Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement today.
The investigation was a collaborative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division.
Baez Munoz pleaded guilty in September 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. The OCDETF Program is a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach to identifying, disrupting, and dismantling the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
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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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